A Soft-Paste Sèvres Porcelain Tea Service, circa 1770
This Sèvres Tea Service is set on a tray of the plateau losange à jour à anses shape also called a plateau losange à anses bâtons rompus.
The tray shape is remarkable for the large amount of piercing to its rim which required a large amount of patient time and skill in cutting and refining all the details.
Width of Tray 37.1cm
Depth of Tray 27.5cm
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From the collection of a château in France furnished in the 1830s and lived-in by the same family until recently.
Private collection, 2022