Lot Details
Lot 408
Assembled Set of Twenty-Two Sèvres Yellow-Ground Porcelain Dessert Plates
Second quarter 19th Century
Each with a white center decorated with a gilt transfer printed emblem, titled in French, depicting assorted foodstuff or beverages, including duck, venison, cheese, and wine, continuing to a wide yellow border and hand-painted green and gilt ivy band. Diameter 9 1/4 inches.
Provenance:
Twelve plates purchased at Christie's, New York, The Connoisseur's Eye, June 2, 2015, lot 309; ten plates purchased at Moorabool Antique Galleries, Geelong, Australia, 2014.
C
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for $5,000 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Titles:
Les Canards; La Venaison; Les Legumes; Le Vanneau; La viande; Le Riz; Les Glaces; La Danse; Les Gauffres (Waffles); Les Liqueurs; Les Radis; Les Carottes; Le vin; Le Café; Le Thé; Les fruits secs; L'huile; La poisre (The pea); Les Fromages (1 of 2); Les Fromages (2 of 2); Les Salades (1 of 2); Les Salades (2 of 2)(different emblem)
Condition: each plate appears appears to be in generally good, undamaged condition, with the exception of one plate, which has a somewhat large-size chip loss to a section of its foot ring (L'huile plate); each plate has varying degrees of wear/rubbing/loss to its gilding; one plate motif and title appears twice, i.e., it is a duplicate (two identical plates), otherwise, each motif is unique and appears just once; there are, however, two plates that have the same title. i.e., Les Salades, however, the emblems (motifs) are different; there are differences to the Sèvres factory markings in the underside of the plates: one plate has no markings; nine plates have the blue interlace "L" overglaze mark (one of these marks is slightly smaller in size than the others); five plates have a large circular reserve with the name spelled out in uppercase SÈVRES surmounted with a star symbol and the date [18]51; seven plates have the same circular mark, however, it is slightly smaller in size; some of the markings are in blue color and others appear to be black-gray in coloration; plates were not blacklighted
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Les Canards; La Venaison; Les Legumes; Le Vanneau; La viande; Le Riz; Les Glaces; La Danse; Les Gauffres (Waffles); Les Liqueurs; Les Radis; Les Carottes; Le vin; Le Café; Le Thé; Les fruits secs; L'huile; La poisre (The pea); Les Fromages (1 of 2); Les Fromages (2 of 2); Les Salades (1 of 2); Les Salades (2 of 2)(different emblem)
Condition: each plate appears appears to be in generally good, undamaged condition, with the exception of one plate, which has a somewhat large-size chip loss to a section of its foot ring (L'huile plate); each plate has varying degrees of wear/rubbing/loss to its gilding; one plate motif and title appears twice, i.e., it is a duplicate (two identical plates), otherwise, each motif is unique and appears just once; there are, however, two plates that have the same title. i.e., Les Salades, however, the emblems (motifs) are different; there are differences to the Sèvres factory markings in the underside of the plates: one plate has no markings; nine plates have the blue interlace "L" overglaze mark (one of these marks is slightly smaller in size than the others); five plates have a large circular reserve with the name spelled out in uppercase SÈVRES surmounted with a star symbol and the date [18]51; seven plates have the same circular mark, however, it is slightly smaller in size; some of the markings are in blue color and others appear to be black-gray in coloration; plates were not blacklighted
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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