324 - DESSERT PLATE FROM KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE’S SERVICE AT THE CHÂTEAU DE NEUILLY

DESSERT PLATE FROM KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE’S SERVICE AT THE CHÂTEAU DE NEUILLY Hard-paste porcelain dessert plate; the rim is decorated with a frieze alternating between polychrome floral garlands and cartouches featuring palmettes and plant-motif interlacing in gold, bordered by a fine frieze of palmettes and a beaded frieze, with a gold fillet along the rim; the center is bordered by a frieze of interlacing patterns and lambrequins and adorned with a gold rosette; gold fillet at the foot. Minor wear to the gold; a chip at the foot. Royal Sèvres Manufactory, July Monarchy period, 1840. Blue stamped mark with the cipher of King Louis-Philippe dated 1840; mark of the gilder Jean-Louis Moyez (active 1818–1848); mark of the painter of flowers and ornaments Jacques Sinsson (active 1795–1846). Diameter: 19.5 cm. Provenance Table service for King Louis-Philippe at the Château de Neuilly. History This table service belonging to King Louis-Philippe, used at the Château de Neuilly—the private residence of the royal couple and their ten children—was commissioned on December 8, 1835, from the Manufacture de Sèvres. Comprising a starter, dessert, and tea service, it is described as having a “white background with floral bands, friezes, and rosettes printed in gold” and was paid for from Louis-Philippe’s personal funds. During the Revolution of 1848, the Château de Neuilly was looted and set on fire on February 25, making the pieces in this service particularly rare—and very often damaged. Today, only one wing of the château remains, built by the architect Fontaine and known as the “Aile de Mme Adélaïde.” Literature Maxime Charron (art.) in Revue des Amis du musée national de Céramique, no. 30, 2021, “King Louis-Philippe’s Table Services in Sèvres Porcelain,” pp. 106–110.