The present lot was either part of the first delivery of the service on 30 June 1754 when there were eight plat d'hors d'oeuvres at 120 livres each or part of the second delivery on 31 December 1754 when there were two plat d'hors d'oeuvres. For a full discussion of this service see Pierre Grégory, 'Le service bleu céleste de Louis XV à Versailles: quelques pièces retrouvées', La revue du Louvre, Février 1982