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A Sèvres plate from the Comte de Châtelet service, circa 1767 image 1
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Lot 212

A Sèvres plate from the Comte de Châtelet service, circa 1767

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4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Sèvres plate from the Comte de Châtelet service, circa 1767

Decorated with a green border and three oval medallion set with flowers, all surrounded by elaborate gilt floral swags, the centre with fruit and flowers, 24.7cm interlaced double L and date letter 'O' for 1767, painters mark for Dominique Joffroy, incised A

Footnotes

Provenance:
Acquired by Louis-Marie-Florent de Lomont d'Haraucourt, marquis (later) duc du Châtelet on 31st December 1767;
Property from a private European Collection;
The Collector London, Christie's Online, 10-23 April 2024, lot 41

Louis-Marie-Florent du Châtelet (1727-1793), was an aristocratic French Army general and diplomat of the Ancien Régime. The Duke served as Governor of Semur-en-Auxois in Burgundy as well as Ambassador to the Court of St James's. He was appointed to command the Regiment of French Guards shortly before the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. Châtelet was subsequently imprisoned and guillotined.

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Please note that there is some retouching to the gilding around the rim. Please refer to the detailed condition report.

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