RARE PAIR OF PLATES IN SÈVRES PORCELAIN FROM THE TALLEYRAND - Lot 339

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RARE PAIR OF PLATES IN SÈVRES PORCELAIN FROM THE TALLEYRAND - Lot 339
RARE PAIR OF PLATES IN SÈVRES PORCELAIN FROM THE TALLEYRAND SERVICE Pair of plates in hard porcelain, with polychrome decoration of a bouquet of flowers in the center, in a medallion surrounded by a gold net and bordered by a green background at the level of the basin, the marli decorated with a frieze of leaves known as "capraires" in gold. Restorations to the green background. Imperial Manufacture of Sevres, 1807. Marks with a red vignette dated (180)7. D. 23,5 cm. Provenance Dessert service described as "green background, gold frieze and bouquets of flowers", entered in the Sèvres sales store on May 6, 1807 (Arch. Sèvres, Vu1, fol. 39) and then purchased on May 13, 1807 by a certain "Mr. T...." [sic], who can be none other than the prince of Talleyrand (Vy17, fol. 6 v° and Vz1, fol. 206). Perhaps it was an order, given the speed of acquisition. It included 72 dinner plates for a total cost of 2390 francs. Most of the service, notably complete with its form pieces, sold anonymously at Ader on 18 December 2019, lot 111, without provenance. This is the first time that this service has been identified as such on the art market and that it can be placed in its historical context of great interest. History The year of this acquisition by the Prince de Talleyrand is very interesting and testifies to his complex relationship with the Emperor. Indeed, collaborating since the Revolution and undoubtedly esteeming each other, their differences of character and therefore of method had already led them to heated debates, and when the treaties of Tilsit approached in the summer of 1807, the Prince had long been dissatisfied with his position as head of the Empire's diplomacy. Also, his attachment to all that was accomplished by Napoleon inspires him to acquire a service of the imperial manufacture of Sevres, for three months later definitively to leave his office, for lack of consensus on the question of Prussia - on which history will finally give him reason.
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