
Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
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Head of Department, Director

Department Director

Head of Sale
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.