Lot Essay
An identical dish from the same service was sold from the Patiño Collection, Christie's, New York, October 28, 1986, lot 96
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI SILVER SECOND COURSE DISHES
PARIS, 1778, MAKER'S MARK OF JACQUES-CHARLES MONGENOT
Of shaped circular form with reeded rims, the reverses pricked with Russian inventory marks and N1, marked on reverses; struck with the charge of Henri Clavel--18in. (46cm.) diam.
(196oz.)
PARIS, 1778, MAKER'S MARK OF JACQUES-CHARLES MONGENOT
Of shaped circular form with reeded rims, the reverses pricked with Russian inventory marks and N1, marked on reverses; struck with the charge of Henri Clavel--18in. (46cm.) diam.
(196oz.)
Provenance
H. Baur, Paris, 1962
Exhibited
French Eighteenth Century Silver from the Collection of Rodolphe and Williamina Meyer de Schauensee, Philadelphia Museum of Art, September 29, 1990-January 20, 1991