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LE SERVICE DE TABLE DE GEORGE III D'ANGLETERRELe service du roi George III est considéré comme l'un des plus grands et des plus importants services fabriqués à la fin du XVIIIe siècle.Le roi George III succéda à son grand-père, George I, en tant qu'électeur de Hanovre, et fut le premier monarque hanovrien à naître et à être éduqué en Angleterre, déclarant à son accession « Je suis fier du nom de Britannique ». Bien qu'il n'ait jamais visité Hanovre, George s'intéressait à la prospérité de Hanovre et décida en 1770 de commander un service composé du Service Hanovrien pour 60 à 72 personnes et du Service de Hildesheim pour 30 à 32 personnes.Robert-Joseph Auguste est choisi en 1772 pour la fabrication du Service Hanovrien, plus tard appelé dans les archives "Service A". Dès la livraison des premières pièces, le roi pour économiser le coût les fit copiées par l'orfèvre de la cour de Hanovre, Frantz Peter Bunsen, qui utilisa un argent de haute qualité de 15 lots pour correspondre au standard parisien.Les couverts faisaient partie de la quatrième livraison, de loin la plus importante, effectuée en septembre 1784 et qui comprenait 216 assiettes, divers plats et 144 ensembles de couverts. Les couverts comme à l’habitude pour ces grandes services, avaient été sous-traités par Robert-Joseph Auguste à Claude-Auguste Aubry.Claude-Auguste Aubry devenu maître en 1758 après un apprentissage chez Jacques Duguay et Simon Gallien se spécialise dans les couverts, travaillant régulièrement pour Auguste et fournissant, entre autres, un service à dessert pour l'impératrice Catherine II.Le service fut largement utilisé lors des divertissements de la cour et par les trois fils cadets du roi George III, qui fréquentaient l'Université de Göttingen et passaient beaucoup de temps à Hanovre. Cependant après l’invasion de Napoléon en 1803, le service fut envoyé au château de Windsor. En 1805, il est utilisé lors d'une grande fête allemande décrite par Miss Lucy Kennedy, dame d'honneur de la reine Charlotte: « de grandes préparations ont lieu depuis un mois, de nouveaux meubles, des tableaux déplacés et … il y a aussi la magnifique argenterie amenée de Hanovre » (Kennedy Diary, The MS Diary of Miss Lucy Kennedy, Royal Library Windsor, cité dans Olwen Hedley Queen Charlotte, 1975, p. 221-222).Le service demeura ensuite à Windsor, jusqu'en 1814 lorsqu'il fut finalement renvoyé à Hanovre, désormais élevé au statut de Royaume sous Ernest-Auguste de Hanovre (1771-1851), duc de Cumberland, couronné en 1837. On y ajouta des assiettes, plats et couverts réalisés par Franz Anton Nübell et Johann Christian Peter Neuthard et on y fit quelques modifications esthétiques pour accommoder la nouvelle mode du service à la russe. Cependant, Ernest-Auguste ne fit ajouter les armoiries de son père sur 2226 pièces qu’en 1841.Pendant la guerre austro-prussienne de 1866, Hanovre fut envahi et absorbé dans le nouvel état allemand. Le service fut transporté en Autriche et en 1924, une grande partie fut vendue au marchand J. Glückselig und Sohn, qui la revendit la même année aux marchands anglais Crichton Brothers.Une partie fut alors acquise par Louis Cartier dont ces couverts, vendue plus tard chez Sotheby’s Monaco les 25-27 novembre 1979, tandis que l'autre partie fut acquise par la branche française de la famille Rothschild.
PARTIE DU SERVICE DE TABLE DU ROI GEORGE III D'ANGLETERRE D'ÉPOQUE LOUIS XVI
Par Claude-Auguste Aubry, Paris, 1783
Details
PARTIE DU SERVICE DE TABLE DU ROI GEORGE III D'ANGLETERRE D'ÉPOQUE LOUIS XVI
Par Claude-Auguste Aubry, Paris, 1783
Modèle filets violon, gravé du monogramme RG / III sous couronne, comprenant:
- Vingt-quatre cuillères de table
- Vingt-trois fourchettes de table
- Vingt-deux couteaux de table à lame acier dont quatre couteaux à steak
- Deux cuillères à ragout
poinçons: charge, lettre-date (U), maître-orfèvre et décharge
Poids de l'argent pesable: 4653 gr. (150 oz.)
Le monogramme est celui de George III (1760-1820), roi d'Angleterre, Irelande, et Hanovre.
Par Claude-Auguste Aubry, Paris, 1783
Modèle filets violon, gravé du monogramme RG / III sous couronne, comprenant:
- Vingt-quatre cuillères de table
- Vingt-trois fourchettes de table
- Vingt-deux couteaux de table à lame acier dont quatre couteaux à steak
- Deux cuillères à ragout
poinçons: charge, lettre-date (U), maître-orfèvre et décharge
Poids de l'argent pesable: 4653 gr. (150 oz.)
Le monogramme est celui de George III (1760-1820), roi d'Angleterre, Irelande, et Hanovre.
Provenance
Roi George III (1760-1820) d'Angleterre, Irlande, et Hanovre puis par descendance à la famille royale jusqu'au décès du roi William IV en 1837, puis à son frère,
Ernest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland et roi de Hanovre (r.1837-1851) puis par descendance à son fils,
George V de Hanovre, 2nd Duke of Cumberland (1819-1878) et roi jusqu'en 1866 puis par descendance à son fils,
Ernest Augustus II, prince héritier de Hanovre, 3rd Duke of Cumberland (184-1923) puis vendu en 1923 à
J. Glückselig und Sohn (1911-1938) Stallburggasse 2, Vienna 1, Autriche, vendu aux marchands
Crichton Brothers of London, 1924
Louis Cartier (1875-1942), puis par descendance à son fils,
Claude Cartier (1925-1975) puis,
Succession de Monsieur Claude Cartier provenant de la collection de ses Parents Monsieur et Madame Louis Cartier; Sotheby's, Monaco, 27 novembre 1979, lot 826 (partie).
Axel Vervoordt, 1986.
Collection Onzea-Govaerts, Belgique.
Ernest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland et roi de Hanovre (r.1837-1851) puis par descendance à son fils,
George V de Hanovre, 2nd Duke of Cumberland (1819-1878) et roi jusqu'en 1866 puis par descendance à son fils,
Ernest Augustus II, prince héritier de Hanovre, 3rd Duke of Cumberland (184-1923) puis vendu en 1923 à
J. Glückselig und Sohn (1911-1938) Stallburggasse 2, Vienna 1, Autriche, vendu aux marchands
Crichton Brothers of London, 1924
Louis Cartier (1875-1942), puis par descendance à son fils,
Claude Cartier (1925-1975) puis,
Succession de Monsieur Claude Cartier provenant de la collection de ses Parents Monsieur et Madame Louis Cartier; Sotheby's, Monaco, 27 novembre 1979, lot 826 (partie).
Axel Vervoordt, 1986.
Collection Onzea-Govaerts, Belgique.
Literature
L. Seelig, The Silver Society Journal, « The Dinner Service made for George III by Robert-Joseph Auguste and Frantz-Peter Bunsen », no. 28, 2012.
Further details
A LOUIS XVI SILVER ROYAL PART TABLE SERVICE
MARK OF CLAUDE-AUGUSTE AUBRY, PARIS,1783
Fiddle and thread pattern, comprising twenty-four table spoons, twenty-three table forks, twenty-two table knives with steel blades including four steak knives, and two serving spoons, all engraved with the cypher of George III (1760-1820), King of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector and later King of Hanover under a coronet, fully marked
THE TABLE SERVICE OF KING GEORGE III
The table service of King George III is considered one of the greatest and most significant services produced in the late 18th century.
King George III succeeded his grandfather, George I, as Elector of Hanover and was the first Hanoverian monarch to be born and educated in England. Upon his accession, he declared, "I glory in the name of Briton." Although he never visited Hanover, George took an interest in its prosperity and decided in 1770 to commission a service consisting of the Hanoverian Service for 60 to 72 people and the Hildesheim Service for 30 to 32 people.
Robert-Joseph Auguste was chosen in 1772 to create the Hanoverian Service, later referred to in the inventories as "Service A." As soon as the first pieces were delivered, the king, seeking to save costs, had them copied by the Hanoverian court goldsmith, Frantz Peter Bunsen, who used high-quality silver of 15 lots to match the Parisian standard.
The flatware was part of the fourth and by far the most significant delivery, made in September 1784, which included 216 plates, various serving dishes, and 144 sets of flatware. As was customary for such large services, Robert-Joseph Auguste subcontracted the flatware production to Claude-Auguste Aubry. Aubry, who became a master in 1758 after an apprenticeship under Jacques Duguay and Simon Gallien, specialised in flatware, working regularly for Auguste and supplying, among other commissions, a dessert service for Empress Catherine II.
The service was widely used for court entertainments and by the three younger sons of King George III, who attended the University of Göttingen and spent a great deal of time in Hanover. However, after Napoleon's invasion in 1803, the service was sent to Windsor Castle. In 1805, it was used during a grand German-themed celebration described by Miss Lucy Kennedy, lady-in-waiting to Queen Charlotte: "great preparations have been making for a month past, new furniture, pictures removed and a great collection of very fine new ones…there is also the magnificent plate which was brought over from Hanover" (Kennedy Diary, The MS Diary of Miss Lucy Kennedy, Royal Library Windsor, cited in Olwen Hedley, Queen Charlotte, 1975, pp. 221-222).
The service remained in Windsor until 1814, when it was finally sent back to Hanover, which had by then been elevated to the status of a Kingdom under Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1771–1851), Duke of Cumberland, who was crowned in 1837. Additional plates, serving dishes, and flatware were made by Franz Anton Nübell and Johann Christian Peter Neuthard, with some aesthetic modifications introduced to accommodate the new Russian-style service. However, Ernest Augustus only had his father’s coat of arms added to 2,226 pieces in 1841.
During the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Hanover was invaded and absorbed into the new German state. The service was transported to Austria, and in 1924, a large portion was sold to the dealer J. Glückselig und Sohn, who resold it that same year to the English merchants Crichton Brothers.
Part of the service was then acquired by Louis Cartier, including these lots, which was later sold at Sotheby’s Monaco on November 25–27, 1979, while another portion was purchased by the French branch of the Rothschild family.
MARK OF CLAUDE-AUGUSTE AUBRY, PARIS,1783
Fiddle and thread pattern, comprising twenty-four table spoons, twenty-three table forks, twenty-two table knives with steel blades including four steak knives, and two serving spoons, all engraved with the cypher of George III (1760-1820), King of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector and later King of Hanover under a coronet, fully marked
THE TABLE SERVICE OF KING GEORGE III
The table service of King George III is considered one of the greatest and most significant services produced in the late 18th century.
King George III succeeded his grandfather, George I, as Elector of Hanover and was the first Hanoverian monarch to be born and educated in England. Upon his accession, he declared, "I glory in the name of Briton." Although he never visited Hanover, George took an interest in its prosperity and decided in 1770 to commission a service consisting of the Hanoverian Service for 60 to 72 people and the Hildesheim Service for 30 to 32 people.
Robert-Joseph Auguste was chosen in 1772 to create the Hanoverian Service, later referred to in the inventories as "Service A." As soon as the first pieces were delivered, the king, seeking to save costs, had them copied by the Hanoverian court goldsmith, Frantz Peter Bunsen, who used high-quality silver of 15 lots to match the Parisian standard.
The flatware was part of the fourth and by far the most significant delivery, made in September 1784, which included 216 plates, various serving dishes, and 144 sets of flatware. As was customary for such large services, Robert-Joseph Auguste subcontracted the flatware production to Claude-Auguste Aubry. Aubry, who became a master in 1758 after an apprenticeship under Jacques Duguay and Simon Gallien, specialised in flatware, working regularly for Auguste and supplying, among other commissions, a dessert service for Empress Catherine II.
The service was widely used for court entertainments and by the three younger sons of King George III, who attended the University of Göttingen and spent a great deal of time in Hanover. However, after Napoleon's invasion in 1803, the service was sent to Windsor Castle. In 1805, it was used during a grand German-themed celebration described by Miss Lucy Kennedy, lady-in-waiting to Queen Charlotte: "great preparations have been making for a month past, new furniture, pictures removed and a great collection of very fine new ones…there is also the magnificent plate which was brought over from Hanover" (Kennedy Diary, The MS Diary of Miss Lucy Kennedy, Royal Library Windsor, cited in Olwen Hedley, Queen Charlotte, 1975, pp. 221-222).
The service remained in Windsor until 1814, when it was finally sent back to Hanover, which had by then been elevated to the status of a Kingdom under Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1771–1851), Duke of Cumberland, who was crowned in 1837. Additional plates, serving dishes, and flatware were made by Franz Anton Nübell and Johann Christian Peter Neuthard, with some aesthetic modifications introduced to accommodate the new Russian-style service. However, Ernest Augustus only had his father’s coat of arms added to 2,226 pieces in 1841.
During the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Hanover was invaded and absorbed into the new German state. The service was transported to Austria, and in 1924, a large portion was sold to the dealer J. Glückselig und Sohn, who resold it that same year to the English merchants Crichton Brothers.
Part of the service was then acquired by Louis Cartier, including these lots, which was later sold at Sotheby’s Monaco on November 25–27, 1979, while another portion was purchased by the French branch of the Rothschild family.
Sale room notice
VEUILLEZ NOTER QU’UNE DES FOURCHETTES EST POINCONNEE ‘BUNSEN- HANOVRE- 15 LOT’.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE OF THE FORK IS WITH MARK OF BUNSEN, HANOVER, 15 LOT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE OF THE FORK IS WITH MARK OF BUNSEN, HANOVER, 15 LOT.
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