A SÈVRES PLATE painted with trailing fuschia within a circular blue cartouche gilt with foliage, the border similarly decorated within blue borders gilt with foliage and gilt line rims, blue interlaced L mark enclosing KK for 1787, painter's mark L for Levé and gilder's mark for Chauvaux, incised 24

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A SÈVRES PLATE painted with trailing fuschia within a circular blue cartouche gilt with foliage, the border similarly decorated within blue borders gilt with foliage and gilt line rims, blue interlaced L mark enclosing KK for 1787, painter's mark L for Levé and gilder's mark for Chauvaux, incised 24
24.5cm. diam.

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Denis Levé, working period 1754-1805
Michel-Barnabé Chauvaux, gilder, working period 1752-88

The Comte de Montmorin de Saint Hérem, Minister of Foreign Affairs, purchased a service described as zone bleu et fleurs Chines, on 24 May 1787. Cf. the triangular stand with three attached pots sold in these Rooms on 28 February 1994, lot 137

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