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Lot 205

Three Sèvres plates ordered by Napoleon I for Carl Theodor von Dalberg, dated 1807

6 July 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Three Sèvres plates ordered by Napoleon I for Carl Theodor von Dalberg, dated 1807

Each decorated with a central gilt foliate motif surrounded by a gilt border and a wide blue-ground band imitating hardstone, the gilt rims with a floral garland border, 23.6cm diam., 'M.Imp.le/ de Sevres/ 7' stencilled in iron-red, various incised marks, one with gilt Rm (one with chip, one with older restored section to rim) (2)

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Ordered by Napoléon I for Carl Theodor von Dalberg on 30 June 1807

The service called 'fond bleu caillouté guirlande et bouquets de fleurs' included 72 plates and overall cost 4004 francs. Von Dalberg was archevêque de Mayence and Prince Primat de la Conféderation du Rhin until he was replaced in 1813 by Napoléon for Eugène de Beauharnais. See Camille Leprince, Napoléon Ier & la Manufacture de Sèvres (2016), cat.no. 99

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