270 - Exquisite solitaire set featuring Napoleonic battle scenes in the Sèvres style

Exquisite solitaire set featuring Napoleonic battle scenes in the Sèvres style 5-piece set: pot, creamer, sugar bowl, cup with saucer, and large tray. Cobalt-blue background with rich gold decoration. On the slightly recessed interior surface and along the sides, various battle scenes from the Napoleonic Wars are depicted within gold-etched rectangular frames, some with gold ornamental borders. Minimal wear; one piece bears the painter’s signature; each piece bears the manufacturer’s mark “M. Imp le de Sevres,” painted in red on the glaze on the base. Pot height: 10.5 cm – 15 cm. Tray: 30 cm x 28 cm. Appraisal by Rainer Grimm, art historian & art auctioneer, Rottachtal-Egern, circa 2000; according to the appraisal, Sèvres, first third of the 19th century, replacement value of 30,000 DM. Provenance: from the Kai Wünsche Collection, Die Weisse Villa, Hamburg. A French 5-piece Sèvres-style Solitaire service depicting Napoleon’s battles. Minor chipping. Manufacturer’s mark. France. 19th/20th century.