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The porcelain services for the savory course would include several plates and platters, as well as communal dishes such as tureens and meat juice cups. [7] Tureens were generally oval shaped pots with four - legged stands that sat on platters. The handle on the tureen lid often indicated the garnish for the meat inside.
Rococo cup with saucer, circa 1753, soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelling, Vincennes porcelain. A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about 100–250 millilitres (3–8 US fl oz).
Rococo cup with saucer, c. 1753, soft-paste porcelain with glaze and enamel, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Saucer, 1753, soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration, Cleveland Museum of Art (USA) German saucer, by Koenigliche Porzellan Manufaktur, c. 1844–1847, porcelain, diameter: 14.6 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Rococo, less commonly Roccoco (/ r ə ˈ k oʊ k oʊ / rə-KOH-koh, US also / ˌ r oʊ k ə ˈ k oʊ / ROH-kə-KOH; French: or ⓘ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and trompe-l'œil frescoes to create surprise and ...
A Bow porcelain sauce boat in rococo silver style, ca. 1750. Vincennes porcelain sauce boat by Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis, Vincennes, 1756. A sauce boat, gravy boat, or saucière is a low jug or pitcher with a handle in which sauce or gravy is served. The typical shape is considered boat-like, hence the name. It often sits on a matching ...
The Kingdom of Sardinia's greatest son in the field of Rococo interior designing was without a doubt Pietro Piffetti (1700–1770), who made Sardinian Rococo so refined and elegant. [1] His works and designs were so high-quality that he was envied across Italy and was a serious contender to French craftsmen and furniture-designers.