A LARGE ASSEMBLED SEVRES PORCELAIN ‘BLEU AGATE’ GROUND PART DINNER AND DESSERT SERVICE
CIRCA 1831-1873, VARIOUS BLUE AND IRON-RED STENCILED DATE AND CHATEAU MARKS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS
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Price Realised USD 60,480
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USD 15,000 - USD 25,000
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A LARGE ASSEMBLED SEVRES PORCELAIN ‘BLEU AGATE’ GROUND PART DINNER AND DESSERT SERVICE
CIRCA 1831-1873, VARIOUS BLUE AND IRON-RED STENCILED DATE AND CHATEAU MARKS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS
The 'Service de la Table du Roi' was created for Louis Philippe for use at Château de Saint-Cloud and Château de Compiègne, with additional pieces added through the 1830s and 40s. Two reticulated baskets are now in the collection of the Château de Compiègne. For a further discussion of the service, see B. Ducrot, Porcelaines et Terres de Sèvres, Paris, 1993, p. 160, no. 108/2 and p. 161 no. 108/4. A part coffee service from the 'Service de la Table du Roi' was sold from the Collection Juan de Beustegui, Christie's, Paris, 10 September 2018, lot 51.
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CIRCA 1831-1873, VARIOUS BLUE AND IRON-RED STENCILED DATE AND CHATEAU MARKS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKSA LARGE ASSEMBLED SEVRES PORCELAIN ‘BLEU AGATE’ GROUND PART DINNER AND DESSERT SERVICEEstimate: USD 15,000 - 25,000
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Overall with some minor wear to the decoration and to the gilding, some minor scratches, some surface dirt and residue from use which could be cleaned up, good condition overall.
The pieces from the King Louis-Philippe service: Two reticulated fruit baskets - 81⁄4 in. high, 101⁄8 in. diameter - One with some restored cracks to the upper piercing with associated minor losses Two graduated compotes short feet - 3 in. high, 9 in. diameter; 21⁄2 in. high, 81⁄2 in. diameter Four low footed dishes - 83⁄8 in. diameter, the two larger - Of slightly varying size Fifty-eight dinner plates - 91⁄2 in. diameter - Of slightly varying size, one with an approx. 4 in. section of the rim previously off in two pieces, now re-attached and with associated restoration, also with a small chip to the foot rim, another with a tiny area of restoration to the decoration on the rim, two more with small chips to the foot rim Twelve dinner plates with a differing central gilt medallion - 91⁄2 in. diameter - One with a small area of restoration to the rim Five fluted ice-cream plates - 57⁄8 in. diameter An ecuelle, cover, and stand - 51⁄8 in. high, 81⁄8 in. long, over handles, the ecuelle; 91⁄8 in. diamter, the stand - The ecuelle with an approx. 2 in. long hairline crack to one side with a very minor associated loss at the rim Two graduated bowls on low feet - 4 in. high, 103⁄8 in. diameter; 33⁄4 in. high, 97⁄8 in. diameter - Of slightly varying form Eight navette-form dishes - 107⁄8 in. long - One with some restoration and associated overpaint to one half An oval serving dish - 113⁄4 in. long Three large water jugs and covers - 97⁄8 in. high - One jug previously broken into a few pieces, now restored and with extensive overpaint to the interior and exterior, also with a flatter cover than the other two A ewer - 121⁄8 in. high Two graduated teapots and covers - 67⁄8 in. high, 81⁄8 in. long, over handle and spout; 61⁄4 in. high, 71⁄2 in. long, over handle and spout - With slightly different handle forms A sugar-bowl and cover with lion mask handles - 53⁄4 in. high Four sugar-bowls and covers with loop handles - 51⁄4 in. high A small sugar-bowl and cover with loop handles - 41⁄4 in. high Two large milk jugs - 73⁄4 in. high, 7.1/ 2in. high - One with wider gilt border to the upper rim and slightly higher handle A smaller cream-jug - 6 in. high Eight breakfast cups and saucers - 61⁄4 in. long, over handle, the cups, 7 in. diameter, the saucers - One cup very slightly shorter than the rest A small salt in the form of a saucepan - 51⁄8 in. long - Possibly with some minor restoration around the rim
The similarly decorated pieces: An ecuelle, cover, and stand - 51⁄8 in. high, 81⁄8 in. long, over handles, the ecuelle; 91⁄8 in. diamter, the stand Two graduated bowls on higher feet - 51⁄2 in. high, 81⁄2 in. diameter; 53⁄8 in. high, 8 in. diameter - With slightly different forms and decorative schemes Three compotes on high feet - 41⁄4 in. high, 87⁄8 in. diameter, the pair; 4 in. high, 91⁄4 in. diameter, the third - Two identical, the third slightly shorter but with a wider diameter and of a different decorative scheme Fifteen dinner plates - 95⁄8 in. diameter - One with the gilt central medallion largely worn and with a slightly darker blue ground to the border, another with a small flat chip to the underside of the rim A smaller jug and cover - 83⁄4 in. high A large milk-jug - 73⁄4 in. high - With some very minor hairline cracks to the interior base, not visible on the underside Two smaller cream-jugs - 6 in. high Ten coffee-cups with eleven matching Sèvres style saucers - 25⁄8 in. high, the cups, 51⁄4 in. diameter the saucers - Three cups with some chips to the foot rim Two teacups and saucers - 47⁄8 in. long, over handles, the cups, 6 in. diameter, the saucers
The similar ‘bleu agate’ pieces: A footed bowl with gilt bellflowers at the rim - 4 in. high, 81⁄4 in. diameter A modern monogramed plate - 91⁄8 in. diameter
The modern Sèvres pieces: Twelve dinner plates - 97⁄8 in. diameter Two smaller dinner plates - 9 in. diameter - The gilt decoration largely worn Twelve dessert plates - 73⁄4 in. diameter
The pieces with spurious date marks for 1846: Eighteen soup plates - 91⁄2 in. diameter Two smaller dinner plates - 9 in. diameter Ten demitasse cups and eleven saucers - 21⁄2 in. high, the cups, 41⁄2 in. diameter, the saucers - Some minor losses to the gilding on the saucers
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CIRCA 1831-1873, VARIOUS BLUE AND IRON-RED STENCILED DATE AND CHATEAU MARKS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKSA LARGE ASSEMBLED SEVRES PORCELAIN ‘BLEU AGATE’ GROUND PART DINNER AND DESSERT SERVICEEstimate: USD 15,000 - 25,000
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