Auction on
22 March 2021 - 10:30 (CET) -
9-11, rue Royale - 77300 Fontainebleau
Fine results for the "cabaret de femmes célèbres" ("cabaret of famous women") service from Sèvres, and goldwork boxes from the Empire.
Empire period, 1811-1812. Sèvres, porcelain dinner set entitled "cabaret des femmes célèbres" ("cabaret of famous women") with polychrome half-length portraits of women in gold-framed medallions inscribed with each name, chromium green background decorated with garlands of flowers and fruits, ribbons, butterflies and swans in gold, the saucer centers embellished with an antique trophy in gold, marked "M. Imple de Sevres 1811 et 1812, Jaquotot pinxit" (detail). Result: €262,500
Empire period, 1811-1812. Sèvres, porcelain dinner set entitled "cabaret des femmes célèbres" ("cabaret of famous women") with polychrome half-length portraits of women in gold-framed medallions inscribed with each name, chromium green background decorated with garlands of flowers and fruits, ribbons, butterflies and swans in gold, the saucer centers embellished with an antique trophy in gold, marked "M. Imple de Sevres 1811 et 1812, Jaquotot pinxit" (detail). Result: €262,500
Expected to sell for no more than €100,000, this Sèvres service finally made €262,500 at this Empire-themed sale. The director of the famous factory, Alexandre Brongniart , thus achieved success well beyond his century…
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