426 - SÈVRES

SÈVRES Set of 6 hard-paste porcelain plates; the rim features a beautiful blue background with a gold mosaic decoration; the center of the plate is adorned with a gilded floral rosette surrounded by a polychrome painted wreath of flowers, with a frieze of cords and a gold border. Wear on the gold; some have been restored. Royal Sèvres Manufactory, Louis XVIII period, circa 1816–1820. Marked with the cipher of King Louis XVIII—the intertwined “LL” centered on a fleur-de-lis—and stamped “Sèvres” in blue; the background application mark is in chrome green and dated “15.av(ril 18).16,” “17 J(anvi)er.17,” “7 A(oû)t 16”; gilders’ marks including “B.T / 24 7bre,” “DG. 5 xbre DS.,” etc. Diameter: 24 cm. Provenance These plates are likely part of a shipment for Monsieur de Beaumont, delivered on April 4, 1818, comprising a set of 72 plates and described as a “service with a beautiful blue background, second choice, decorated with a gold mosaic, a wreath of flowers, etc.” (Sèvres Archives, Vz3, 114 & Vv1, 99–14). Related Works A set of 12 plates from the same service, sold at Sotheby’s Paris, “Classic Design” auction, June 26, 2024, lot 105 (sold for €9,600).