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Sèvres porcelain factory
The Louis XVI Service 1783-92
Soft-paste porcelain, beau bleu ground and gilded decoration | 23.6 to 24.6 (whole object) | RCIN 58027
Green Drawing Room, Windsor Castle
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Soft-paste Sèvres porcelain dinner plate with a lobed gilt rim, beau bleu ground border decorated with tooled gilt foliate scrolls, floral wreaths, trails and crossed branches, the centre and 4 oval reserves painted with scenes from classical Greek and Roman history and mythology
Provenance
Commissioned by Louis XVI in 1783 and scheduled to take 23 years to complete; only about half was finished by the time of the King's execution in 1793; purchased by George IV from Mr Würtz of Paris in 1811 for £1,973 4s 8d, through Robert Fogg
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Creator(s)
(porcelain manufacturer)(retailer/supplier)Attributed to (artist)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
Commissioner(s)
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Medium and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, beau bleu ground and gilded decoration
Measurements
23.6 to 24.6 (whole object)
Place of Production
Sèvres [France]
