PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER WITH CHILD BUST OF THE 'ROI DE ROME' NAPOLEON II.
S鑦res. 1811.

Porcelain; decorated in colours and gold. Handle presumably gilt silver. Mug-shape with splayed rim and fluted foot rim ('tasse jasmin ?pied cannel?et sa
soucoupe'). On the obverse side gold cartouche with the marble bust of the Roi de Rome in
profile; painted in Trompe-l'oeil technique. On the sides ornaments with stylised roses;
bellflowers and tendrils. Height 11.5cm; ?15.8cm.
Red stencilled mark with 1811 (1st empire; 1804-1814); in green ground colour painter's mark D.11.; various grind marks. Condition C.

The bust portrait on the obverse side of the cup shows Napol閛n Fran鏾is Charles Joseph
Bonaparte; son and successor of Napol閛n I. It was made after a marble bust by
Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel from 1811; the birth year of the child. Today; the bust can be found
in Fontainebleau Palace. According to the engraving; it was given to Madame la Comtesse
Louise Charlotte Fran鏾ise de Montesquiou-Fezensac by Napol閛n I as a gift. She was the
Roi de Rome's governess between 1811 and 1815. The mug's ornamental decor design; with
stylised rose petals and bellflowers; originates from Alexandre-Th閛dore Brongniart the
elder. A design drawing hereto can be found in the collection of the Cit?de la c閞amique
in S鑦res (inv. no. 2011.3.1229).
A second cup of the same decor; however without handle mounting; is kept in the collection
of the Mus閑 du Louvre (inv. no. OA11937).


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