Lot Essay
Although at the time of the Detroit Exhibition, these were described as soup-plates, these are undoubtedly the platteaux of which four were supplied with cheese dishes at 144 ivres each
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A PAIR OF SÈVRES BLEU CELESTE STANDS FOR CHEESE DISHES (PLATEAUX DE FROMAGERS)
CIRCA 1772, ONE WITH GREY INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING THE DATE LETTER T FOR 1772 AND PAINTER'S MARK ·F·; THE OTHER WITH GREEN INTERLACED L'S AND SIMILAR PAINTER'S MARK
Of plain circular form with slightly recessed rim, the center with similar decoration to the preceding and the borders each with three long oval panels of single exotic birds in landscape--9¼in. (23.5cm.) diam. (2)
CIRCA 1772, ONE WITH GREY INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING THE DATE LETTER T FOR 1772 AND PAINTER'S MARK ·F·; THE OTHER WITH GREEN INTERLACED L'S AND SIMILAR PAINTER'S MARK
Of plain circular form with slightly recessed rim, the center with similar decoration to the preceding and the borders each with three long oval panels of single exotic birds in landscape--9¼in. (23.5cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Louis-René-Èdouard, prince de Rohan
Prince Demidoff, Palazzo San Donato, Florence
The Earl of Dudley, sale Christie's London, 1886
Prince Demidoff, Palazzo San Donato, Florence
The Earl of Dudley, sale Christie's London, 1886
Exhibited
Detroit Institute of Arts, 1956, no. 490-G & H