A SÈVRES PORCELAIN PLATEAU BOURET 18th century, of shaped o...

Hammer

£180

A SÈVRES PORCELAIN PLATEAU BOURET

18th century, of shaped outline, enamelled to the centre with three birds within gilded turquoise borders, date code for 1756/7, 3cm high x 21cm diameter; together with an 18th century Sevres porcelain coffee can, enamelled with portrait of a lady, 5cm high (2)

Note: In the second half of the 18th century, Sévres produced a celebrated service for Louis-René-Édouard, Prince de Rohan- Guéménée (1734-1803), all of the pieces were decorated in a similar rich turquoise blue celeste colour and were decorated with birds. The cost of the service was recorded at 20,772 livres, which equated to approximately twice the annual income of a doctor. Parts of the collection are now in The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1976.155.69.