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Sèvres porcelain factory
Compotiers coquilles (part of the Louis XVI dinner service) 1784-92
Soft-paste porcelain, beau bleu ground and gilded decoration | 5.5 x 21.8 to 22.1 x 22 to 22.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 58030
Green Drawing Room, Windsor Castle
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Soft-paste Sèvres porcelain shell shape fruit dishes. Beau bleu ground 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 & 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)
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Medium and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, beau bleu ground and gilded decoration
Measurements
5.5 x 21.8 to 22.1 x 22 to 22.5 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
FPLXVI : de Bellaigue, G., 1986. Sévres Porcelain in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, The Louis XVI Service, London – FPLXVI Cat 17-18 125 146 185Place of Production
Sèvres [France]
