Marseille relief

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Dinner plate with Marseille relief
Dinner plate with Marseille relief and Watteau painting

Marseille relief decoration is a popular relief decoration on Meissen porcelain , which was designed by Johann Joachim Kändler between 1743 and 1745 . His design is probably related to the Dutch faience painting, which already had a decoration with a cornucopia motif ( décor à la corne ). The relief decoration shows floral elements that spread casually and playfully on the dishes and incorporate them into a cheerful elegance. The plate mirror is lost towards the edge in a wreath consisting of rocailles , tendrils of flowers and leaves, from which six cornices rise like rocailles. They delimit three cartouches, mainly lying on the flag, and scattered flowers that form the outer edge of the cartouches. Because of its elegance and festivity, the relief decoration is decorated with precious paintings, e.g. B. Watteau painting equipped. The Marseille relief decoration produced today , also known as Neumarseille , is somewhat more delicate than the original design and more concentrated on the main lines.

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