Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 606
Limoges Wild Turkey Dinner Platter, Rutherford B. Hayes
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
French, patent date 1880, Haviland & Co., from the later edition of the President Rutherford B. Hayes state dinner service for Presidents Arthur and Cleveland, from the designs of Theodore R. Davis, of rectangular form, folded corners, chromolithograph of wild turkey in landscape before a sunset sky, gilt border and foot rim, signed with acrostic mark "TD" to lower right, reverse rim with the Great Seal of the United States printed in color, the reverse stamped in overglaze red "Fabrique par/Haviland&Co./d'apres les dessins de/Theo: R. David", stamped in overglaze blue "Design Patented/August 10th 1880/No 11936", and stamped in underglaze green "H&Co.", with further impressed numbers, 19-3/4 x12-5/8 in.
Note: Illustrated in:
Official White House China, 1789 to the Present, Margaret Brown Klapthor, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999, p. 110.
The White House Porcelain Service, Designs by an American Artist, Illustrating Exclusively American Fauna and Flora, Haviland & Co., New York, 1880, p. 38 and 39.
The White House, It's Historic Furnishings & First Families, Betty C. Monkman, Abbeville Press, New York, 2000, p.142-143.
Provenance: Sotheby's Auction #5808, Lot 7, 25 January, 1989, for $3,025.00; Private Collection, Jacksonville, Florida
Condition
a few minor areas of spotting/discoloration, minor scratching, rubbing/wear to gilt borders, discoloration and label residue to reverse
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