Lot Essay
A similar set of plates were designed by Chevalier in 1931. In 1947 the entertainer Josephine Baker commissioned a set of these plates to celebrate her marriage to the conductor Jo Bouillon.
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CIRCA 1940, ACID ETCHED BACCARAT FRANCE MARKS TO ALL BUT ONE, DESIGNED BY G. CHEVALIER FOR BACCARAT
Details
A BACCARAT CLEAR GLASS PART BREAKFAST SET
CIRCA 1940, ACID ETCHED BACCARAT FRANCE MARKS TO ALL BUT ONE, DESIGNED BY G. CHEVALIER FOR BACCARAT
Comprising: a toast rack; two butter knives; ten small square butter pats; two square serving dishes; and a small rectangular serving dish
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; 8 ¾ in. (22 cm.) wide; 4 in. (10 cm.) deep, the toast rack
CIRCA 1940, ACID ETCHED BACCARAT FRANCE MARKS TO ALL BUT ONE, DESIGNED BY G. CHEVALIER FOR BACCARAT
Comprising: a toast rack; two butter knives; ten small square butter pats; two square serving dishes; and a small rectangular serving dish
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; 8 ¾ in. (22 cm.) wide; 4 in. (10 cm.) deep, the toast rack
Provenance
Acquired from Toffler Pruskin, London.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.