A SÈVRES SOUP-PLATE FROM THE CATHERINE II SERVICE, the central crowned floral monogram flanked by laurel and myrtle within a gilt circular cartouche reserved on a turquoise ground within an elaborate border of two bands of flowers joined by gilt husks and flanking a central turquoise band gilt with scrolling foliage and flowerheads and reserved with three grisaille portrait medallions and three groups of classical figures on a brown ground (minute footrim chip), blue interlaced L's enclosing AA for 1788, painter's mark of Dodin and FB for François-Marie Barrat

The Property of the late ROBERT CLARKE, Esq. Sold by Order of the Executors

Details

A SÈVRES SOUP-PLATE FROM THE CATHERINE II SERVICE, the central crowned floral monogram flanked by laurel and myrtle within a gilt circular cartouche reserved on a turquoise ground within an elaborate border of two bands of flowers joined by gilt husks and flanking a central turquoise band gilt with scrolling foliage and flowerheads and reserved with three grisaille portrait medallions and three groups of classical figures on a brown ground (minute footrim chip), blue interlaced L's enclosing AA for 1788, painter's mark of Dodin and FB for François-Marie Barrat
26.5cm. diam.

Lot Essay

This service was ordered in 1776 and delivered in June 1779, it consisted of 797 pieces of which 72 were soup-plates. The frieze of rinceaux was taken from the Theatre of Marcellus. For a full discussion of this service see Rosalind Savill, The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain, vol. II, pp. 762-782. A similar soup-plate sold Christie's Monaco, 8 December 1990, lot 25 and a plate sold in these Rooms, 5 October 1981, lot 6; pieces from this service illustrated by Marcelle Brunet and Tamara Préaud, Sèvres Des origines à nos jours, nos. 223 and 224

More from British & Continental Ceramics

View All