A EUROPEAN SUBJECT FAMILLE ROSE PLATE

CIRCA 1780

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A EUROPEAN SUBJECT FAMILLE ROSE PLATE
CIRCA 1780
Enamelled with a court gentleman bowing and holding the hand of a lady, a spearhead band at the cavetto, the rim with a stylized chrysanthemum pattern
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) diameter

Provenance

with Cohen & Cohen, London

Lot Essay

F. Hervouët and Y. Bruneau posit that this scene could possibly be the presentation of Benjamin Franklin to the French Court. See La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, Paris, 1986, p. 141, fig. 7.2 and 7.3.

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