1756-7, BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING DATE LETTER D, PAINTER'S MARK A FLEUR-DE LYS FOR TAILLANDIER, INCISED MARK

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A VINCENNES OR EARLY SEVRES LOBED PLATE (ASSIETTE A GUIRLANDES)
1756-7, BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING DATE LETTER D, PAINTER'S MARK A FLEUR-DE LYS FOR TAILLANDIER, INCISED MARK
The centre painted with a flower-spray within a border of an entwined green ribbon issuing trailing flowers within a rim moulded and gilt with trailing flowers and with green panels, gilt line rim (slight footrim chip and very minor wear to gilding)
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Possibly one of seventy-eight plates delivered to Lazare Duvaux between 1 January 1758 and 1 July 1758 and of six from this delivery sold to Madame de Pompadour.
Charles-Otto Zieseniss Collection, his sale Christie's Paris, 5-6 December 2001, lot 124.

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Lot Essay

The Sèvres archives record a delivery, between 1 Jan 1758 and 1 July 1758 to M. Duvaux 78 assiettes fond bleu celeste et verd, 60 (livres each) 4680 (livres total) (Vy 2 fol. 65). The Livre Journal de Lazare Duvaux records under entry no. 3073: Mme la Marq. de Pompadour; 6 affiettes à rubans verts de porcelaine de France, à 60 l. pièce, 360 l.

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