FOUR SEVRES ROYAL PRESENTATION PLATES, 1785
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Set of four Sevres (French 1740), gilded soft paste porcelain plates, 1785, having a gilded Bleu Celeste lip with reserves containing various floral sprays encircling a maroon roundel framed by a band of pearls surrounding three roses, marked to the underside with blue interlaced L's enclosing the date letters 'hh' for 1785, decorator's marks for Vincent Taillandier (French 1753-1790), gilder marks for Andre-Joseph Le France (French, active Sevres 1776-1803 and 1813-1828), Louis-Antoine Legrand (French, active Sevres 1776-1800) or Etienne-Henry Le Guay (French, active Sevres 1749-1796), and Henri-Francois Vincent (French, active Sevres 1753-1800).
Note: These plates are likely from a 288 piece dinner service presented by Louis XVI to his brother-in-law Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Governor of Lombardy, on June 12, 1786. A soup plate from that service is held in the collections of the Musee du Louvre, Department of Decorative Arts, OA 11916.
Approximate dimensions: dia. 9.375".
Note: These plates are likely from a 288 piece dinner service presented by Louis XVI to his brother-in-law Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Governor of Lombardy, on June 12, 1786. A soup plate from that service is held in the collections of the Musee du Louvre, Department of Decorative Arts, OA 11916.
Approximate dimensions: dia. 9.375".
Condition
Inherent firing and glaze, some accretions, one plate with two chips to the underside of the rim, varying degrees of gilt loss and utensil marks, no apparent restorations.
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FOUR SEVRES ROYAL PRESENTATION PLATES, 1785
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