Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 67
A Du Paquier armorial plate from the Avalos Service, circa 1725-30
1 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Raphael Machiels
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A Du Paquier armorial plate from the Avalos Service, circa 1725-30
Decorated with the d'Avalos arms, the rim with a border of birds amidst scrolling foliage, 21.8cm diam
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Provenance
Contessa Luisa Feltrinelli Doria Collection (collector's label to base)
Literature
White, Mary, Eating at the Whites' House, Vol.3, 2022, p.290
This armorial service is among the earliest in the Du Paquier factory's history, and certainly among the first produced for a Spanish client. Cesare Michelangelo d'Avalos, 12th marquis of Pescara and Vasto and Grandee of Spain, was ambassador to the court of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I until the latter's death in 1711. Upon the succession of Charles III of Spain as Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles VI) following Joseph's death, d'Avalos remained in Vienna until his death in 1736.
A plate from the same service is in the Princely Collections of Lichtenstein (inv. no.PO2628) as well as in the Melinda and Paul Sullivan Collection (M. Chilton (ed.), Fired by Passion, 2009, no.199).
Important Notice to Buyers
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