Sabena Airlines' porcelain service ( First Class ), decorated with L'oiseau de ciel ( René Magritte ) *** 45 € per piece *** Vaisselle en porcelaine de la Sabena, décoré de « L'oiseau de ciel » ( René Magritte )

Today, we offer for sale this magnificent First Class' porcelain service used by Sabena Airlines aboard its aircraft, and decorated with L'oiseau de ciel created by the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte ( 1898 - 1967 ). Made by Seltmann Weiden ( Bavaria, Germany ), and although one cup has a slightly cracked handle, the porcelain service is in mint condition.

45 € per piece, your choice by mail to [email protected]
Details of availability under description.

Here are the different dishes signed Seltmann Weiden, Bavaria, Germany sabena - AVG - 03 / 232 48 19 along with the information which are either printed or carved on the back :

Eleven medium plates
SAG 024
Seltmann Weiden ( Bavaria, Germany )
17 centimeters

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Three cup
SAG 026
Seltmann Weiden ( Bavaria, Germany )
6 centimeters

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Four under cup
SAG 034
Seltmann Weiden ( Bavaria, Germany )
11,5 centimeters

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One salt shaker
SAG 03

A little History :

As for the representation of René Magritte's L'oiseau de ciel on the tableware, its use predates the last decade of the 20th century. During the 1960s, the Director of Sabena Airlines, Gilbert Périer ( 1902 - 1968 ), wanted to link the company's image to a great Belgian painter. Contact was made with René Magritte in December 1965, in order to commission a work from him. This was delivered three months later. The image of L'oiseau de ciel was used for all adjoining advertising : posters, labels, leaflets, etc... until 1973. The said year was the 50th Anniversary of Sabena Airlines, which chose new advertising symbols for the occasion. Nevertheless, L'oiseau de ciel did not disappear from radar screens of the Belgian national airline, as the porcelain service presented here demonstrates.

( sources : www.lesoir.be, www.kaowarsom.be )