441 - Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, two dinner plates and serving plate with flower painting, Bindenschild

Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, two dinner plates and serving plate with flower painting, Bindenschild Porcelain, polychrome painted, glazed, three plates by the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, early 19th century, marked on the base with the underglaze blue Bindenschild (shield mark), together with impressed year stamps, probably "804" and "825" for 1804 and 1825, condition commensurate with age, 1) flat dinner plate, the well with a finely executed floral motif with pink rose and yellow-red flower, rim with colourful scattered flowers, slight signs of use, wear to the decoration and minimal firing flaws, D. 25 cm 2) deep dinner plate, the well with a floral motif with pink rose and tulip, rim with colourful scattered flowers, slight signs of use, wear to the decoration and minimal firing flaws, D. 25 cm 3) large serving plate, central floral composition with rose and tulip, complemented by scattered flowers on the flange, D. 34 cm, H. 5 cm The Vienna Porcelain Manufactory was founded in 1718 by Claudius Innocentius du Paquier and is considered the second-oldest porcelain manufactory in Europe. In 1744 it passed into imperial ownership under Maria Theresa; its mark is the cobalt-blue Bindenschild (shield mark) under the glaze, originally the coat of arms of the Babenbergs. From 1783 the manufactory additionally marked its wares with year marks. Naturalistically painted European flowers, individually or as bouquets, were already painted in Vienna circa 1730 and spread from Meissen from about 1740 as "Deutsche Blumen" (German flowers). Increasing competition led to its closure in 1864; in 1923 the manufactory was reopened in Augarten Palace.