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拍品专文
In January 1784, Marie-Antoinette commissioned from Sèvres a sumptuous dinner service for her use at Versailles. However, upon its completion in May of that year, it was given instead by Louis XVI to Gustave III as a dipolomatic gift commemorating the Swedish king's visit to France. Not to be long denied, Marie-Antoinette received her own service, in the exact same pattern and design and of the same composition plus an additional 24 large oval and round platters, on 26 August 1784. Five years later, a third service in the same pattern, described in the factory's records as ..décoration riche en couleurs et riche en or ...de la reine was commissioned by Marie-Antionette's sister-in-law, the Comtesse d'Artois.
Although the service for the comtesse can be easily distinguished from the original two orders by its date letter of 1789, the pieces dated 1784 destined for Marie-Antoinette and Gustave III have become interchanged over the years, making accurate identification more difficult. Only through a careful comparision of Sèvres' records and the painter's and gilder's marks on the pieces can the original commissions be distinguished, if at all. Our thanks to David Peters, whose painstaking cross referencing of the factory's kiln records, payment records and sales records can confirm the present mustard-pot stand as from the queen's service.
Guillaume-Charles-Alexandre Buteux, recorded 1782-1794 as a painter of flowers, patterns and ground colours.
Michel-Barnabé Chauvaux, l'aîné, recorded 1752-1788 as a gilder.
Although the service for the comtesse can be easily distinguished from the original two orders by its date letter of 1789, the pieces dated 1784 destined for Marie-Antoinette and Gustave III have become interchanged over the years, making accurate identification more difficult. Only through a careful comparision of Sèvres' records and the painter's and gilder's marks on the pieces can the original commissions be distinguished, if at all. Our thanks to David Peters, whose painstaking cross referencing of the factory's kiln records, payment records and sales records can confirm the present mustard-pot stand as from the queen's service.
Guillaume-Charles-Alexandre Buteux, recorded 1782-1794 as a painter of flowers, patterns and ground colours.
Michel-Barnabé Chauvaux, l'aîné, recorded 1752-1788 as a gilder.