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Beautiful Pair of Naples Porcelain Oval Serving Dishes Swan Service
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Beautiful Pair of Naples Porcelain Oval Serving Dishes Swan Service

1900 - 1920
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This is a beautiful pair of fine quality Naples porcelain dishes in the famous Swan service design by Meissen.

The Schwanservice was a 2200 piece Rococo- Baroque porcelain tableware service created by Meissen in Germany between 1737 and 1742 after being commissioned by King Augustus III as a wedding present for his favourite first minister Heinrich von Bruhl whom he made director of the Meissen works in 1739.

The massive service was completed in 1741 and survived until the last stages of World War II when the approaching Soviet Red Army set ablaze Schloss Pforten, the family castle in western Poland. It is said that the surviving pieces hidden in the castle’s cellars were used by the soldiers as targets in a version of clay pigeon shooting.

The only surviving pieces today reside in many museums with a trickle of pieces from the original production still appearing on the art market. London auction prices in 2015 include £31,500 for a teacup and saucer, £18,125 for a slop bowl, £6875 for small fragments of three candlesticks, £15,000 for a saucer and £8.125 for a mustard pot cover.

This pair of beautifully painted servings dishes are in perfect condition and date from around 1900.

They measure 22 cms by 20 cms.

UK insured delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated these Naples Porcelain Serving Dishes to the 1900s.

Independent Date Check ID 09711591
Dealer's Item Date1900s
Sellingantiques Date1900s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-140 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1900s:
Crowned N mark in overglaze red: Italian revival porcelain from around 1900.
Impressed mould number 337 in the paste: factory casting methods of the period.
Light rubbing on the unglazed foot rim: careful handling over many years.
Hand-painted enamels over moulded relief: decorative work following earlier European factory patterns.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1244513
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Description
This is a beautiful pair of fine quality Naples porcelain dishes in the famous Swan service design by Meissen.

The Schwanservice was a 2200 piece Rococo- Baroque porcelain tableware service created by Meissen in Germany between 1737 and 1742 after being commissioned by King Augustus III as a wedding present for his favourite first minister Heinrich von Bruhl whom he made director of the Meissen works in 1739.

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The massive service was completed in 1741 and survived until the last stages of World War II when the approaching Soviet Red Army set ablaze Schloss Pforten, the family castle in western Poland.
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It is said that the surviving pieces hidden in the castle’s cellars were used by the soldiers as targets in a version of clay pigeon shooting.

fig 1. A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims.
fig 1. Beautiful Pair of Naples Porcelain Oval Serving Dishes Swan Service

The only surviving pieces today reside in many museums with a trickle of pieces from the original production still appearing on the art market. London auction prices in 2015 include £31,500 for a teacup and saucer, £18,125 for a slop bowl, £6875 for small fragments of three candlesticks, £15,000 for a saucer and £8.125 for a mustard pot cover.

This pair of beautifully painted servings dishes are in perfect condition and date from around 1900.

They measure 22 cms by 20 cms.

UK insured delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated these Naples Porcelain Serving Dishes to the 1900s.

Independent Date Report ID 09711591
Dealer's Item Date1900s
Sellingantiques dating1900s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-140 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1900s:
Crowned N mark in overglaze red: Italian revival porcelain from around 1900.
Impressed mould number 337 in the paste: factory casting methods of the period.
Light rubbing on the unglazed foot rim: careful handling over many years.
Hand-painted enamels over moulded relief: decorative work following earlier European factory patterns.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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Archive I A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims.

Beautiful Pair of Naples Porcelain Oval Serving Dishes Swan Service

Archive II A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims. View II
Archive III A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims. View III
Archive IV A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims. View IV
Archive V A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims. View V
Archive VI A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims. View VI
Archive VII A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims. View VII
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A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims.
Beautiful Pair of Naples Porcelain Oval Serving Dishes Swan Service
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A pair of oval white porcelain serving dishes hand-painted with swans, waterbirds, insects, and floral borders with gilt scalloped rims.
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  • ObjectPlatters & Serving Dishes
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleItalian Rococo
  • MaterialPorcelain, Enamel, Gold Leaf
  • ColourWhite
  • MotifsSwan motif, Scalloped rim, Shell relief moulding, Floral border

This pair of Naples porcelain oval serving dishes dates from the period around 1900, executed in an Italian Rococo style. The white porcelain features a hand-painted enamel and gold leaf finish, displaying a detailed swan motif alongside waterbirds, insects, and floral borders set against scalloped rims with shell relief mouldings. The surface decoration showcases a delicate palette of blues, greens, browns, and reds. Each dish measures 22 cm by 20 cm, offering a compact footprint for domestic display. Suited for placement on a sideboard top, these serving dishes provide a refined decorative accent within a traditional dining room or living space. Their historical design references the famous eighteenth-century services commissioned for European nobility, bringing classic narrative scenes of natural waterways directly into an interior setting. The glazed white bodies and gilded edges offer a polished presentation suited for both display and occasional presentation uses in a modern home.

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Naples porcelain originated in the mid-eighteenth century under royal patronage in the Kingdom of Naples, producing fine wares inspired by classical and Rococo subjects. The Swan Service decorative style draws upon historic European porcelain traditions that featured aquatic birds, shell relief patterns, and naturalistic flora.

Traditional Naples porcelain dishes are crafted from fine porcelain clay featuring low-relief mouldings such as shell scallops. The pieces are finished with hand-applied vitreous enamels for the pictorial scenes and accented with gilded detailing along the rim.

Authentic pieces generally display characteristic maker marks on the underside, such as a crowned N mark stamped or painted in blue or red enamel. Collectors also examine the quality of the hand-painted detailing, the precise shell moulding, and the characteristic wear on the foot rim.

These decorative platters can be displayed upright on plate stands atop a sideboard or mounted to a dining room feature wall using secure wire hangers. They also function as focal table accents when grouped with simpler contemporary tableware.

Hand wash porcelain platters gently using lukewarm water and a mild detergent, avoiding abrasive sponges that could scratch gilt or enamelled surfaces. Never place hand-gilded or painted antique ceramics into a dishwasher or microwave.
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