CIRCA 1820, SIGNED LB.PARANT IN BLACK SCRIPT

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A Sevres ormolu-mounted oval portrait plaque
Circa 1820, signed LB.Parant in black script
The brown ground finely painted with the bust of King Louis-Philippe of France (r.1830-1840) above an oak branch, the contemporary ormolu frame with a band of anthemion palmettes divided by stylised scrolling foliage, the hinged stand on the reverse with a ring for suspension
The plaque 6 in. (15.2 cm) high

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Lot Essay

L-B. Parant was active at Sèvres in 1806-1828 and 1835-1841 and was a specialist in chalcedony decoration.

Louis-Philippe duc d'Orléans (1773-1850) was the son of the beheaded 'Philippe-Egalité' and Louise-Marie de Bourbon-Penthièvre, he married Princess Marie-Amélie of Bourbon-Naples in 1809. In 1830 he became King of the French after the abdication of Charles X, reigning until the Revolution of 1848. He died at Claremont, formerly the home of Pricess Charlotte and Prince Leopold.

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