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A rare Sèvres plate from the 'vues diverses' service ordered by Napoleon, circa 1812-17
Finely painted with a landscape scene of soldiers in a valley, titled to the reverse in black 'Plaine de Roncevaux', the edge of the well with a tooled gilt border, the black-ground rim decorated with gilt border of interwoven strapwork and palmettes, 24cm diam., traces of factory mark, incised marks and traces of erased inventory number
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Provenance
Twinight Collection, no. 2066 (label to underside)
The 'vues diverses' service was started in 1812 upon the order of Napoleon, interrupted during the fall of the Empire and then finished in 1817 after the restoration of the monarchy. It contained overall 48 plates, 36 of which were delivered to King Louis XVIII at the end of 1815. See Camille Leprince, Napoléon Ier & la Manufacture de Sèvres (2016), no. 198 and p. 242.
The present lot depicts a scene in the plain of Roncevaux. Roncevaux was the location of a famous battle in 778, where a large group of Basques ambushed a part of Charlemagne's army after his conquest of the Iberian peninsula.
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Finely painted with a landscape scene of soldiers in a valley, titled to the reverse in black 'Plaine de Roncevaux', the edge of the well with a tooled gilt border, the black-ground rim decorated with gilt border of interwoven strapwork and palmettes, 24cm diam., traces of factory mark, incised marks and traces of erased inventory number
Footnotes:
Provenance
Twinight Collection, no. 2066 (label to underside)
The 'vues diverses' service was started in 1812 upon the order of Napoleon, interrupted during the fall of the Empire and then finished in 1817 after the restoration of the monarchy. It contained overall 48 plates, 36 of which were delivered to King Louis XVIII at the end of 1815. See Camille Leprince, Napoléon Ier & la Manufacture de Sèvres (2016), no. 198 and p. 242.
The present lot depicts a scene in the plain of Roncevaux. Roncevaux was the location of a famous battle in 778, where a large group of Basques ambushed a part of Charlemagne's army after his conquest of the Iberian peninsula.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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23 Nov 2021 02:15 GMT
27 Nov 2021 18:30 GMT
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