dated 1809, finely hand painted and gilt, the center with a garden tiger moth atop light blue ground, surrounded by bands of floral wreath and gilt, the rim with gilt foliage atop red orange ground, the base marked "M.Imp.le de Sevres 1809", 1-1/4 x 9-1/4 x 9-1/4 in.
Provenance: The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
Note: These plates belong to an over 270 piece dessert service ordered for Napoleon I at the chateau de Compiegne but delivered to Fontainebleau, on October 11, 1809.
A portion of this service was sold at Christies, New York, The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part I, May 9, 2018, Lot 118 for $1,812,500.
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The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
overall good condition, brightly painted and gilded, microabrasions, wear, and loss to gilt commensurate with age and use
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