PROPERTY FROM THE VALENTINE COLLECTION

A SEVRES BLEU CELESTE PLATE FROM THE 'PRINCE DE ROHAN' SERVICE (ASSIETTE A PALMES)

BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER S FOR 1771, PAINTER'S CP ABOVE FOR CHAPPUIS, INCISED LL

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A SEVRES BLEU CELESTE PLATE FROM THE 'PRINCE DE ROHAN' SERVICE (ASSIETTE A PALMES)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter S for 1771, painter's cp above for Chappuis, incised LL
The center with the monogram LPR in two shades of gold enclosed within a wreath of acorns and oak leaves, the roots of the tree at the bottom, the lobed border with oak vine suspended from the center of each gilt-enriched moulded palm frond alternate with three panels painted with birds in landscape vignettes, gilt line rim
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

The present plate is from a service of some 368 pieces made by Sèvres for Louis-René-Edouard, Prince (later Cardinal Prince) de Rohan and itemized in the sales records for 7 September 1772 at a total cost of 20,772 livres.

PROVENANCE FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SERVICE:
Louis-René-Edouard, Prince (later Cardinal Prince) de Rohan.
Prince Demidoff, Palazzo San Donato, Florence.
Leopold de Rothschild, Exbury, Hampshire.
Anthony de Rothschild, Ascott Wing, England.
Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post, 'Hillwood', Washington, D.C.
Thelma Chrysler Foy, New York; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 22 May 1959, lot 431 (40 pieces).
The Estate of Jessie Woolworth Donohue, Southampton; Sotheby Parke-Bernet Inc., New York, 29 April 1972, lot 72.

Antoine-Joseph Chappuis l'aîné is recorded at Sèvres as a painter specializing in birds and flowers 1761-1787

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