A Sèvres style Napoleonic gilt and enamel-decorated part dejeuner, bearing pseudo imperial marks, late 19th century
Sale 2093 - The Tastemaker
Aug 21, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
Estimate
$1,500 -
$2,500
Item was unsold
Lot Description
A Sèvres style Napoleonic gilt and enamel-decorated part dejeuner, bearing pseudo imperial marks, late 19th century
Comprising a tray, two teacups, and two saucers, all bearing various scenes depicting Napoleonic military campaigns and travels, identified to undersides as follows: "Eylau 1837," "Napoleon chez David," "Bataille de Valmy," and "Passage de la Berezina," and each scene signed by artist, "Clerfond"; the undersides all marked with hand-written red overlaze mark, "Mre Imple de Sèvres," the tray also marked, "France."
18 3/4 in. x 13 in. (tray)
18 3/4 in. x 13 in. (tray)
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance:
From the personal collection of a Florentine Gentleman Collector.
From the personal collection of a Florentine Gentleman Collector.
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