DATE LETTER PP FOR 1792 ABOVE BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARK, PAINTER'S MARK FOR COMMELIN BELOW, INCISED 24

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A SEVRES PLATE (ASSIETTE UNIE)
Date letter PP for 1792 above blue interlaced L's mark, painter's mark for Commelin below, incised 24
The center with a bouquet of roses and cornflowers within a gilt-edged blue band further enamelled with white 'pearls', and a concentric blue fillet enriched arlong the edge with tiny gilt dots, the border with a band of cornflowers alternate with pink roses between narrower bands of gilt and blue dots (pois bleu)
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) diameter

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Michel-Gabriel Commelin is recorded at Sèvres as a flower painter 1768-1802.

The present plate may be a sample or échantillon, as there is nor record of a full service with this exact decoration having been made, although several were produced in a similar spirit.

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