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Plats pour les servir (Set of trays)
Soft-paste porcelain, bleu céleste ground and gilded decoration | 3.4 x 29.0 cm (minimum) | RCIN 59283
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A set of four large lobed circular soft-paste porcelain trays (plateau) for jus pots; gilt rim, the bleu céleste border moulded with foliate C-scrolls, with three reserves painted with floral trails, surrounded by tooled gilt palm fronds and bay branches; bouquet at centre.
Provenance
Part of the Manchester Service, purchased by George IV from Elizabeth, Duchess of Manchester c. March 1802 (the London auctioneer Harry Phillips acting as intermediary) for £882 (‘To a Magnificent and Extensive Service of the Royal Seve Porcelain blue celeste Ground enamelled in Medallions of Flowers and Fruit negotiated for with the Duchess of Manchester who required £1050, but obtained for £840. Commission £42). In 1826 the service was among the pieces listed in the Confectionary at Carlton House: ‘No. 129. A Dessert Service of light blue and gold Seve Porcelain. Purchased of The Duke [sic] of Manchester, painted in Compartments of fruit and flowers …’.
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Creator(s)
(porcelain manufacturer)(retailer/supplier)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, bleu céleste ground and gilded decoration
Measurements
3.4 x 29.0 cm (minimum)
3.8 x 29.3 cm (maximum)
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Alternative title(s)
Trays (part of a dinner service)
Place of Production
Sèvres [France]
