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Lot 194

A rare Sèvres pink-ground plate from the duc de Richelieu service, circa 1758

5 July 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A rare Sèvres pink-ground plate from the duc de Richelieu service, circa 1758

The well painted with a loose flower bouquet, the pink-ground rim moulded with gilt rocailles and reserved with three cartouches painted with colourful birds on branches, 24.8cm diam., interlaced LL monogram enclosing date letter E, incised mark (minor scratches to well)

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Provenance:
Acquired by Madame Duvaux for the maréchal-duc de Richelieu in the sales period 1 December 1758 to 1 January 1759;
With Antiquité Vandermeersch, Paris

The service was purchased by Madame Duvaux, the widow of Lazare Duvaux, for M. le Maréchal de Richelieu, Louis-François-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, and only included 24 plates; see David Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services of the 18th Century (2005), II, pp.303-305 for a full list and discussion of the service. A fromager and stand from the service are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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