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Lot Essay
The Imperial household was supplied with this Sèvres service which was intended for everyday use by Officers (officials) and d'office, or household use, see Brigitte Ducrot, Porcelaines et Terres de Sèvres, Paris, 1993, pp. 334-352. Napoléon III owned a similar service to the present example, differing in design slightly with the inclusion of a ribbon-tied laurel wreath around the crowned N monogram and a scroll border, see Aileen Dawson, French Porcelain, a Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, London, 1994, pp. 232-233, cat. no. 190.
Dr. Alfred Duane Pell was an Episcopal clergyman and art connoisseur, forming a large collection of porcelain during the period 1875 to 1924. For many years he and Mrs. Pell displayed these treasures at their New York City residence. Dr. Pell records the purchase of several pieces of a Sevres N. service between 1901-1905 in his extensive inventory of the period. Dr. Pell purchased from some of the most celebrated antique dealers of the 20th century including the Duveen Brothers. The present lot was acquired from a variety of dealers including Elie Fabius of Galerie Fabius Frères, Paris (1882-1942). A large part Dr. Pell's porcelain collection (including a selection of pieces from the Napoléon III service) was gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Art Institute, Chicago, the St. Louis Museum and the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.
Dr. Alfred Duane Pell was an Episcopal clergyman and art connoisseur, forming a large collection of porcelain during the period 1875 to 1924. For many years he and Mrs. Pell displayed these treasures at their New York City residence. Dr. Pell records the purchase of several pieces of a Sevres N. service between 1901-1905 in his extensive inventory of the period. Dr. Pell purchased from some of the most celebrated antique dealers of the 20th century including the Duveen Brothers. The present lot was acquired from a variety of dealers including Elie Fabius of Galerie Fabius Frères, Paris (1882-1942). A large part Dr. Pell's porcelain collection (including a selection of pieces from the Napoléon III service) was gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Art Institute, Chicago, the St. Louis Museum and the Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.