DATED 1849, GREEN S. (18)49 LOZENGE MARK, POSSIBLY INCISED (18)48

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A SEVRES PORCELAIN GILT-WHITE RETICULATED BASKET (CORBEILLE RONDE CALATHINE)
DATED 1849, GREEN S. (18)49 LOZENGE MARK, POSSIBLY INCISED (18)48
Of flared form, with scalloped edge above molded laurel and rope-twist body above a scrolling foliate gilt band, on a pierced base
13 ½ in. (34.2 cm.) diameter

Literature

Louise et Léopold: le mariage du premier roi des Belges à Compiègne le 9 août 1832 : exposition, Musée national du château de Compiègne, 24 November 2007-27 February 2008.

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Lot Essay

The 'Corbeille Ronde Calathine' model had been part of the wedding service of King Leopold I of the Belgians (1790-1865) and Louise d'Orléans (1812-1850), daughter of the French King Louis-Philippe, at the château de Compiègne in 1832.

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