Sold for $2,000

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Lot Description

A Set of Twelve Sèvres Style Porcelain Plates Depicting Courtiers

comprising the portraits of Mme. de Lamballe, Marie Leczinska, Mme. du Châtelet, Marie Antoinette, Mme. Monlessan, Mme. de Graffigny, Mme. Elisabeth, Mme. de Genlis, Mme. du Barry, Mme. de Pompadour, Mme. Victoire and Mme. de Parabère, each bearing spurious interlaced Ls to the underside.
Diameter 9 1/2 inches.

Property from the Collection of Louise Simpson, Flagstaff, Arizona

Condition Report

In overall fair condition. Areas of rubbing and loss to decoration throughout. Firing pits to the glaze on the underside of some examples, one with a pinhole to the underside of the rim. Additional images available upon request.

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