Lot 239
  • 239

A Sèvres plate from the 'Service marli d'or' circa 1813-15

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • stencilled factory mark with crowned eagle erased, gilder's marks 'MO 12 AVl', 42 and 2880[?], painter's mark RX. in iron-red, incised turner's marks DC and 10 [=Louis-Charles Descoins]
  • 23.6cm., 9 5/16 in.
painted with a still-life of fruit and flowers on a ledge, the burnished gilt rim with a foliate band between pearl borders

Condition

Painting in good condition, minor scratching to gilt.
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