Beschreibung:

An Enamel and Underglaze Blue Part Dinner Service, 177 piece set, painted and gilt with a garden scene with peonies, chrysanthemums, bamboo, butterflies and insects. Each piece decorated with the coat of arms of von Lingen, Qianlong period (1736-1795), executed during the mid 1740's. Comprising; A pair of tureens with covers and stands, length of the stand c. 35 cm A pair of tureens with covers, length c. 23 cm A pair of butter tubs with covers and stand, length of the stand c. 18.5 cm A bowl with cover, diameter c. 12 cm 21 deep plates, diameter c. 22.5 cm 62 plates, diameter c. 22.5 cm Six octagonal dishes, c. 32 x 24 cm Two deep dishes, diameter c. 20.5 cm A deep dish, diameter c. 22 cm Six deep dishes, diameter c. 24 cm Six deep dishes, diameter c. 25.5 cm A punch bowl, diameter c. 26.5 cm Three bowls, diameter c. 14 cm A tea pot, a milk jug and a tea caddy 16 teacups with handles and saucers 10 teacups and saucers 18 table knifes, with knife section of gilt silver, length c. 22.5 cm Four round dishes, diameter c. 38 cm Seven round dishes, diameter c. 35 cm A pair of large dishes, c. 49 x 38 cm A pair of ovoid dishes, c. 38 x 31 cm Together with a Pastel Crayon Portrait of Baron Herman von Lingen (1748-1820), the son of Baron Reinhold Johan von Lingen. The painting was executed 1777 in The Hague, according to a note at the back of the portrait. During the period Herman von Lingen was serving as chargé d'affaires in Holland. The carved frame is of corresponding age, c. 55 x 49 cm Retouches, nicks, repairs and cracks. Overall in good condition. PROVENANCE: The part dinner service was executed for Baron Reinhold Johan von Lingen (1708-1785) The service was shipped 1747 from Canton to Sweden by the Swedish East India Company and the supercargo Hans Philip Urlander on the ship 'Cronprinsessan Lovisa Ulrica'. Urlander deceased during the sail, in his estate there was a quittance from the Chinese porcelain-merchant Suqua for the 'von Lingen' dinner service, priced 113 Swedish daler silver-coins Baron Herman von Lingen (1748-1820), the son of Baron Reinhold Johan von Lingen, inherited the service in 1785. When Herman von Lingen passed away in 1820, the dinner service was described in the inventory of estate. The part dinner service came into the possession of his relative, Ulrika Helena Posse and her husband Carl Evert Linroth at the manor 'Värmlands Säby' The magnificent 'von Lingen' service has since 1820's been placed in a large baroque cabinet, at 'Värmlands-Säby', Visnum parish in Sweden. During that time the manor itself has both been inherited and sold at several occasions but the part dinner service has remained intact. LITERATURE: Slott och herresäten i Sverige, Västergötland, Dalsland, Värmland, Malmö 1968, image p. 350 Svenska slott och herresäten vid 1900-talets början, Värmland, Stockholm 1914, image p. 26 Bo Gyllensvärd, "Porslinet från Kina", Västerås 1990, image 316 p. 153 G Elgenstierna, Svenska Adelns Ättartavlor, Stockholm 1930, p. 39 Ostindiska Compagniet, Göteborgs Stadsmuseum, Värnamo 2003, image p. 136, p. 137, 142