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拍品專文
The Comte d'Artois, brother of Louis XVI and the future Charles X, acquired a portion of the service fond vert oiseaux et Papillons d'après M de Buffon in 1782 to use as a diplomatic gift during his visit to Spain. The service was likely given to a member of the Spanish royal family and took its name from George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon whose Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, published from 1770-83, featured illustrations of birds. This service is the first to utilize birds after Buffon's drawings. Owing to the hastily placed demand, Sèvres had to assemble a gift from a service already in stock. As a result, a number of other services of similar decoration are known to have been produced.
A large portion of the so-called Spanish gift service was sold at Christie's, London on 10 April 1922 with a subsequent sale of nearly all the items at Galerie Jean Charpentier, Paris on 27 June 1935. The present plate has passed through Christie's three times, most recently in 2001 when it was sold at Christie's, Paris. For a full description of this service, see Peters, Plates and Services, pp. 655-658.
A large portion of the so-called Spanish gift service was sold at Christie's, London on 10 April 1922 with a subsequent sale of nearly all the items at Galerie Jean Charpentier, Paris on 27 June 1935. The present plate has passed through Christie's three times, most recently in 2001 when it was sold at Christie's, Paris. For a full description of this service, see Peters, Plates and Services, pp. 655-658.