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Lot 162

A Sèvres part service, dated 1790-1791

7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £5,737.50 inc. premium

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A Sèvres part service, dated 1790-1791

Each decorated in the centre with a sprig of oak leaves and acorns within a blue-ground circular band with gilt foliage, a similar oak leaf border between blue-ground band with foliate gilding, comprising:
nine plates (24cm);
two large oval dishes (47cm [stapled] and 38cm);
one deep circular dish (29.2cm [large rim chip]), interlaced LL monograms enclosing date letters OO and NN, painter's marks for Nicquet, Buteux (fils), Boileau (fils), Commelin, Massy, Dutenda, Bulidon, gilder's marks for Prévost, Mirey, Le Guay (some wear and damage) (12)

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Provenance:
Hungerford Crewe, 3rd Baron Crewe, FSA FRS (1812-1894), Crewe Hall, Cheshire;
Thence by descent

Probably from a service purchased in 1791 by Monsieur Verdier, probably a dealer or banker acting as intermediary; see D. Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services of the 18th Century, vol. IV (2005), no. 91-10, p. 957.

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