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Plateau (Set of serving trays)
Soft-paste porcelain, bleu céleste ground and gilded decoration | .1 3.1 x 29.8 x 25.1 .2 3.2 x 30.1 x 25.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 59289
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A set of two lozenge-shaped soft-paste porcelain trays with a gilt rim; bleu céleste ground, four reserves about edge and a larger one at the centre painted with floral and fruit bouquets, surrounded by tooled gilt palm fronds and bay branches, joined by floral garlands.
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
.1 3.1 x 29.8 x 25.1 .2 3.2 x 30.1 x 25.2 cm (whole object)
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Alternative title(s)
Serving trays (part of a dinner service)
Place of Production
Sèvres [France]
