TWO SEVRES (HARD PASTE) FOND POUPRE FABLE PLATES FROM LE SERVICE DE L'ARCHICHANCELIER

IRON-RED STENCILLED MARKS WITH DATE CODES FOR 1804/1805 AND 1805, THE FIRST ATTRIBUTED TO CARON AND INSCRIBED 2, THE SECOND WITH IRON-RED KO POSSIBLY FOR THE PAINTER CARON, GILDER'S BT FOR BOITEL, AND FAINTLY INSCRIBED 3, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS

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TWO SEVRES (HARD PASTE) FOND POUPRE FABLE PLATES FROM LE SERVICE DE L'ARCHICHANCELIER
Iron-red stencilled marks with date codes for 1804/1805 and 1805, the first attributed to Caron and inscribed 2, the second with iron-red KO possibly for the painter Caron, gilder's BT for Boitel, and faintly inscribed 3, various incised marks
En suite with the previous lot, painted with scenes after La Fontaine fables 'Le Milan et le Rossignol.' and 'Le Loup et la Cicogne.' named in black on the undersides
9¼in. (23.5cm.) diameter (2)

Provenance

See provenance to the previous lot
The Property of a Lady; Christie's, New York, 21 May 1997, lot 114

Lot Essay

See note for previous lot.

The image of The Wolf and the Stork is based on a design by Jean-Baptiste Oudry from a set of twelve decorative panels made for Louis Fragon circa 1724. It illustrates Book III, Fable IX from the Fables of Jean de la Fontaine. This oil-on-panel was sold Christie's, New York, 27 January 2000, lot 39.

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