Works of art

Emile GALLÉ (1846-1904) Vase ovoïde en verre dégagé à l'acide à décor de boutons et branchages d'aubépine en camaïeu bleu et vert sur fond orangé Signé "Gallé" Hauteur : 32 cm

Rare pendule - in chased and gilded bronze, in the form of an ovoid vase, the neck decorated with loves holding a sheaf, the body with laurel branches, military trophies and pelts, the handles with helmeted warrior heads. It features an enameled dial with Roman numeral hour markings, signed Bourdon in Lille, and stands on a square base decorated with a sword and supported by small ball feet. Based on a model by André RAVRIO, a bronze-smith active during the Empire period. See "La Pendule Française, de Louis XVI à nos jours Tardy, tome 2, page 382." H: 43.5 cm Minor wear, pierced at the back under the pendulum part. André-Antoine Ravrio (1759-1814), from a family of bronze and gilders, married one of François Van der Cruse's daughters, becoming the brother-in-law of cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener. He worked for the Comte d'Artois in 1774, and was one of the best gilders active under the Directoire and Empire, such as Galle and Feuchère. In 1803, he produced a phloscope for the Spanish court, then supplied Prince Murat in 1809 for the Palais de l'Elysée, as well as King Frederick of Wurtenberg. He was also one of the suppliers to the Imperial Garde-Meuble.

DAUM Nancy Vase en verre dégagé à l'acide à décor de feuillages orangé sur fond marbré vert Signé "Daum Nancy" et Croix de Lorraine Hauteur : 30,5 cm

Gilt bronze tripod GUERIDON with sinuous sheathed uprights with ibex heads and hooves. Belt decorated with twisted cords and tassels. Grey-green granite top and scalloped triangular base, adorned with a red porphyry covered vase. Pebbled feet with gadroons. Empire style. H. 81 D. 56 cm

Souvenir of the 1924 Paris Olympics: Manufacture de Sèvres, Messrs. Octave Denis Victor Guillonnet (1872/1967) and Émile Braquemond: porcelain vase in the form of a small amphora, blue enameled with brown laurel branches, enhanced with gold; body decorated with four round medallions symbolizing : fencing, horseback riding (polo player), pelote basque and parallel bar in gymnastics; the athletes in white paste on a light grey background; body decorated with white biplanes on a light grey background; it is signed on the base: "O. D. V GUILLONNET INV - BRAQUEMOND", "S. 1924 D N", "R F - MANUFACTURE NATIONALE - DÉCORÉS À SÈVRES 1924" and "MADE IN FRANCE"; height 33 cm, diameter 15 cm. (Significant cracks restored). Circa 1924. Good condition. These vases were created for the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris; there were four models, the medallions representing other disciplines, ours is no. 3; they were presented by the Seine department and the city of Paris to the gold medalists. Due to the late date of delivery of these vases, they were sent to their foreign recipients via the embassies and legations of the countries concerned; the others were given to French athletes. A total of 309 vases were ordered and delivered. In accordance with the new I. O. C. rules of 1924, these were the last gifts to be given to the winning athletes in their discipline.

* VENINI - Pair of chandeliers and a wall light, made of Murano glass tubes Dimensions of frames alone: - Chandeliers - H: 62 cm - diam: 45 cm - Wall lamp - H: 37 - W: 18 - D: 12 cm Wear, accidents, missing parts, incomplete

German or Flemish painter from the Dürer Renaissance period (active around 1600) Madonna Mary sitting on a bench in a window recess, wearing a long red dress and a blue and red cloak, holding the child to her right cheek; a small bird on the windowsill, through the window a landscape view of a cloudy, light blue sky, trees and a round tower. The composition of the figure is based on Albrecht Dürer's copperplate engraving "Holy Family with the Dragonfly", created around 1495. By omitting Joseph and transferring the Madonna to an architectural context in which the landscape only plays a subordinate role, the depiction is not only given a different context, but also a significantly different pictorial expression focused on the Madonna herself. During the "Dürer Renaissance" around 1600, many artists were not necessarily interested in making copies of the originals with the intention of forgery, but also in creating new works of art in the style of Dürer. In doing so, they alienated and transformed Dürer's motifs, altered the dimensions, transposed them into mirror images, transposed prints into paintings, etc.; oil/wood panel. L. and modified "Dürer" monogram "AD". Old brand stamp verso, furthermore mounted adhesive label dated 1840 with appraisal and assessment by Johann Friedrich Morgenstern for Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz (1797 - 1869). 40 cm x 28 cm. 19th century oak watermark frame. In the appraisal mounted on the reverse, the Frankfurt painter, graphic artist, restorer and art dealer Johann Friedrich Morgenstern (1777 - 1844) is of the opinion that the painting is not by Albrecht Dürer, but assumes it to be by Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480 - 1538), Dürer's contemporary, whose pupil he is also considered to be, on the basis of the monogram. The sculptor and art historian Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz (1797 - 1869), also based in Frankfurt, taught at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt and at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. Provenance: from the important collection of the Frankfurt banking family von Bethmann, which grew over generations. German or Flemish painter of the period of the "Dürer-Renaissance" active circa 1600. Oil on panel. Monogrammed "AD" lower left. Old mark on the reverse, further a mounted expert's opinion by Johann Friedrich Morgenstern (1777 - 1844) for the art historian Eduard Schmidt von der Launitz (1797 - 1869), dated 1840.

Daum, Nancy. "Violettes". Small double-glazed tubular vase with acid-etched and enameled decoration of violet leaves and flowers on an ornate gray ground. Signed DAUM Nancy with the Cross of Lorraine in relief. H. 9 cm

Egyptian temple clock in patinated bronze and gilded bronze with Neo-Egyptian decoration, featuring lotus leaves and the head of the god Apis surrounded by hieroglyphs at the top, and a canopic vase surrounded by lotus flowers at the bottom. The silver guilloché dial features Roman numerals. Movement marked P.N/B or R (wear). First quarter of the 19th century Height: 35 cm - Width: 21 cm - Depth: 12 cm

Rare Art Déco ball vase with swan frieze by Pierre D'Avesn Cased glass, colorless and with blue and violet powder meltings, blown into shape, cut and polished. Designed by Pierre d'Avesn. Signed "D' AVESN FRANCE". H. 20.2 cm. Pierre d'Avesn, pseudonym of Pierre Girre (1901-1990), worked for Lalique (including as designer of the famous snake vase) before becoming artistic director of a glassworks in Croismare taken over by Paul Daum from 1927-1936 (according to other sources 1932). A French Art Deco ball-shaped glass vase designed by Pierre d'Avesn for Croismare. Signed. France. Croismare. Circa 1930.

Emile GaLLE (1846-1904). Large double glass vase with acid-etched and enameled decoration of hellebores and foliage on a milky water-green ground. The domed body has a narrow, flared neck flanked by two hot-applied handles. The neck is underlined by a frieze of flowers and the Latin phrase "TEMPUS STELLAE". Enamelled signature under the base "E. Gallé Nancy déposé" . H. 27.2 cm. Some rubbing to the decoration.

Pablo PICASSO 1881-1973 Édition Madoura - CHOUETTE VISAGE DE FEMME, 1952 White earthenware vase with polychrome engraved decoration in green, blue and black oxides. Edition of 300. N° 299/300 Stamps "Édition Picasso", "Madoura Plein feu", inscription édition Picasso Madoura Height: 30 cm - Width: 35.5 cm - Depth: 20 cm Provenance: Private collection Bibliography: Alain Ramié Picasso, "Catalogue de l'Oeuvre Céramique", published 1947-1971, Madoura Vallauris, 1968 n° 144

Carved oak wedding chest. The richly carved front features a central cartouche with scrolls and mascaron depicting Venus holding Adonis in a laurel wreath, surrounded by angels and hybrid beings. The cartouche is flanked by four caryatids with attributes and animals surrounding two niches housing two allegories. The sides are decorated with rosettes, flowers, shells and foliage. Each upright is carved in high relief with an allegory and animal in front of a Corinthian column. The top belt and plinths are richly decorated with shells, court scrolls, leafy interlacing and mascaron. It opens through the top and a drawer in the lower part. Normandy, late 16th century. H. 82.5 L.138. D.66 cm. Restoration; accidents, missing parts and woodworm. Provenance: Eure private collection Ref. Our chest is to be compared with the rich David and Bathsheba chest, kept at the Musée d'Ecouen under inventory number ECL9392.

"Mayerhofer & Klinkosch. Covered goblet or Pokal in silver and vermeil with a lustrous, amber patina. Taking the form of a Medici vase, the cup is adorned with a richly chased decoration, a tribute to the arts of the Renaissance with the evocation of the liberal arts and the muses represented in the form of women dressed in antique style. The lid, richly decorated with Baroque foliage and shells, features three seated allegories: Music, Astronomy and Rhetoric. While the lower, swollen part of the bowl gives way to leafy reserves decorated with attributes of the arts (masks and musical instruments), the central part, with its Baroque ornamentation, is composed of niches set against a gold background, from which stand out silvered female figures, allegories of the arts, all surmounted by a shell motif. The entire surface of the bowl, from the foot to the lid, is richly decorated with arabesques, curves and foliage. Vienna, 1840 (Vienna 1840 and goldsmith's hallmarks). Total weight: 2kg742. H.44 cm. Comparable references: A model of a covered bowl by the silversmiths Mayerhofer & Klinkosch, dated 1847 and with comparable workmanship, is in the Schottenstif collection in Vienna. A covered bowl by the silversmiths Mayerhofer & Klinkosch, dated 1840 with a comparable shape, went on sale at Dorotheum, Vienna, on 24.11.2015 lot.83 Wiener Deckelpokal "

MORCEAU DU DERNIER CORDON DU SAINT-ESPRIT DE LOUIS XVI - Fragment of a large cordon of the Order of the Holy Spirit, in celestial blue moiré silk, preserved in folded paper inscribed in ink: "Morceau du dernier cordon bleu porté par Louis XVI", "et donné au père de Mlle de Scoraille par le valet de chambre du Roi Hue". L. 2.5 cm (fragment). Provenance - Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre (1754-1793). - His valet de chambre, François Hüe (1757-1819). - Given to Jean François dit Frédéric de Scorailles (1792-1834), brigadier des gendarmes de la Garde royale in 1814. - To his daughter Jeanne-Reine dite Amélie de Scorrailles-Chanterelle (1815-1894), marquise de Scorrailles-Langhac. - Then by descent. History François Hüe (1757-1819), bailiff to Louis XVI, followed the royal family to the Temple. Assistant to Jean-Baptiste Cléry for Louis XVI, he was arrested on September 2, 1792 and dismissed. He accompanied Marie-Thérèse of France to Vienna in 1795. Louis XVIII created him a baron in 1814. He had appointed him First Chamber Valet and Treasurer General of his Household. In 1806, François Hüe published his Mémoires sur Les dernières années de règne et de la vie de Louis XVI. In an 1860 dictionary, he wrote: "Hüe François, valet de chambre to the Dauphin (son of Louis XVI), was imprisoned in the Temple with the royal family, and showed them heroic devotion. He survived his masters, and was able to leave France; he returned during the Restoration, and became first valet to Louis XVIII. His work includes Dernières années de Louis XVI, Paris, 1814.

DAUM Nancy - Small enamelled multi-layered glass vase with violets design. Signed Daum Nancy Croix de Lorraine. Weight: 290 g Shipping available Area: France Sizes: H 120MM X D 70MM Condition: At first glance: good condition

A RARE CARVED ROSSO ANTICO MASK IN THE MANNER OF BENEDETTO BOSCHETTI (1820-1860), ITALIAN - A RARE CARVED ROSSO ANTICO MASK IN THE MANNER OF BENEDETTO BOSCHETTI (1820-1860) ITALIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURYThe mask or 'mascaron' of Greek theatrical form, set on a polished black marble base overall height 56cm, base 18cm wide, 13.5cm deep Provenance:Daniel Katz Ltd. London, where purchased by Count Manfredi della GherardescaBenedetto Boschetti (active c.1820-1870) exhibited at the Crystal Palace Exhibition 1851 where he won a medal for a pair of mosaic tables in the Byzantine style, representing the Triumph of Love and the Blessed Soul. The Boschetti workshop at 74 Via Condotti, Rome, was renowned for the exceptional quality of its copies, mostly in marble of Antique vases and objects, for example a rosso antico reduction of the Warwick vase in the Toledo Museum, Ohio (A. Gonzalez-Palacios, Il Tempo del Gusto, Roma e il Regno delle Duo Sicilie, Milan, 1984, Vol II, fig.286). F.S. Bonfigli noted in 1856 that 'The Establishment is particularly conspicuous for its great variety of marble works, bronzes, etc.' (A. Gonzalez-Palacios, The Art of Mosaics, 1982, p.166). Pieces by Boschetti are in many public and private collections, including that of Mario Praz, the famous Italian critic and connoisseur (now held in the Museo Mario Praz, Rome).In Greek theatre of the third and second century BC, all performers, except musicians, wore masks. A full-face character mask would probably originally have been in painted, starched linen when worn on the stage. Much admired- these masks were often reproduced in stone, terracotta or, occasionally as here, in more expensive marbles. Perhaps the best known collection, now housed in the Cortile del Belvedere, Vatican Museums, adorned the odeon (theatre) at Hadrian's Villa. The Grand Tour saw a considerable rise in interest and use of the mask as a decorative device- reaching its apogee in the work of Thomas Hope. In part the interest was driven with the publication in the mid-18th century of Le Maschere Sceniche e le Figure Comiche d'Antichi Romani by Francesco de' Ficoroni (1664-1747).

Large Regency-style mantel mirror in wood and gilded stucco, decorated with shells and foliage. Circa 1900. H. 180 cm - L. 135 cm. Accents, missing parts.

Large stuccoed and gilded wood mirror. Molded frame with doucine and wide pediment decorated with bamboo, staples, ferns and reeds. Napoleon III period H. 240 cm - L. 130 cm

Art Déco vase with thistle decoration by Sabino Ovoid shape. Bluish opalescent glass, partially cut and polished. Relief decoration in the style of René Lalique. Designed by Marius Ernest Sabino. Diamond-carved sign "Sabino Paris". H. 18.2 cm. A French opalescent glass vase with decor of thistles by Sabino. Signed "Sabino Paris". France. Noisy-le-Sec near Paris. Marius Ernest Sabino. Circa 1925-1940.

XX siècle - XX century Modernist stool in lacquered wood and rattan cane. H 45 x W 40 x D 40 cm

Les 2 Potiers (Michelle and Jacques Serre, 1956-1970) Stem vase Glazed ceramic Signed '2 potiers' beneath the base Model created circa 1965 H 52 × Ø 28 cm

Small globular white-glazed vase, topped with a short neck, covered with a finely cracked cream glaze (wear) China, Tang dynasty (618-907) Height: 12 cm Provenance: SPITZER Collection, then by descent

SÈVRES - Set of 12 hard porcelain dessert plates, with blue shaded background, gold-printed decoration of a central rosette and a Moorish-style border frieze. Good overall condition. Manufacture impériale de Sèvres, 1857. Green stamp marks dated (18)50 to (18)54, red stamp marks with the Napoleon III figure dated (18)57. D. 20 cm.

PRIMAVERA Duck subject in green, brown and cream glazed ceramic Embossed stamp on reverse Circa 1925 (numerous enamel chips, missing, broken and glued) Height : 18 cm - Width : 26 cm - Depth : 15 cm

Chased ormolu terminal clock, symbolizing astronomy, decorated with an antique draped woman holding a globe, the enameled dial with Roman numerals signed "Pre Le Roy, à Paris" surmounted by a vase and geometric instruments and flanked by a bezel. The rectangular base is decorated with horns of plenty, flowering vases and two loves holding a globe. With key and pendulum (dial accident, missing). First quarter of the 19th century. 38 x 28 x 10.5 cm

Pair of Louis XVI style covered vases in "bleu de Sèvres" porcelain, gilded and chased bronzes. Weight: 13.65 kg Shipping unavailable Sizes: H 520MM X L 270MM Condition: At first glance: good condition

ANNÉES 1930 - 1930'S Modernist three-leaf folding screen with overhanging projections of different heights, decorated with a geometric composition in burr walnut and stained oak veneer, double-turn brass hinges. (Minor scratches). Max. height 160 cm x W 150 cm

China - Large Hu-shaped vase in blue-white porcelain with floral decoration and bamboo handles, 19th century Weight: 15.82 kg Shipping unavailable Area: Chine Sizes: H 560MM X D 420MM Condition: At first glance: good condition

FRANC-MAÇONNERIE - Lot including a large sky-blue moiré silk cordon or ribbon scarf, embroidered with gold thread, cannetilles and sequins and decorated with Freemason symbols, and a fragment of a cream silk apron edged with sky-blue ribbons, also embroidered in sequence, mainly depicting a temple flanked by two columns and surmounted by a compass. Good condition, slight wear. Early 19th century. L. 65 and 35 cm.

Lot comprising a pair of porcelain planters with a pink background (wear and minor accidents)(ht: 20 cm) and a pair of Gien porcelain vases with swollen bellies decorated with gold flowers on a midnight blue background (ht: 29.5 cm).

Rectangular mahogany travel case for men, with rounded edges, lid decorated with brass fillets and a shield and, on the side of the front, with two stars and a notch for opening; brass lock plate, cloverleaf key; mahogany interior divided into two compartments, the first fitted with two crystal flasks with silver stoppers, two boxes with silver compartments, one of which fits into a timbale, an inkwell and a removable shaving brush; the second has three superimposed trays: the first with two razors, a pair of scissors, a toothbrush and a knife.This compartment is fitted with a secret system for accessing the third tray, which has twenty-three holes for holding gold louis. The inside of the lid is embellished with a hanging mirror. Length 34.5 cm, width 14 cm, height 8 cm (a few small accessories and the key are missing). First Empire, Restoration period, 1809/1819. Good condition POINÇONS: cock 1er titre de Paris, 1809/1819; woman's head from the Association des orfèvres; silversmith: "P. N. B." BLAQUIÈRE Pierre-Noël, jeweler, costume fittings, 174 rue Saint-Honoré, Hôtel d'Aligre (1820), registered 1803/1804.

Gabriel ARGY-ROUSSEAU (1885-1953) "Lichen" pâte de verre vase circa 1919. Signed G Argy-Rousseau. Weight: 285 g Shipping available Area: France Sizes: H 80MM X L 110MM Condition: At first glance: good condition

Tasse et soucoupe en porcelaine - France XIXe dans le goût de sèvres - Polychrome porcelain covered cup and saucer decorated with flowers, garland and gilding, signature under the base H total: 10 cm

Large Regency-style gilded wood and stucco mirror, framed with gadroons and reeds. Pediment decorated with shells, foliage and flowers. 19th century. H. 187 - L. 118 cm. Accents, restorations.

Jean Derval (1925-2010) Vase Glazed stoneware Signed 'Jean Derval' Model created circa 1960 H 51 × L 52 × W 16 cm

LIMOGES (Georges Boyer) Serving set in white porcelain, with gold highlights and burgundy edging, including teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug, 4 cups, 10 saucers, 11 soup plates, 3 dinner plates, 1 cake dish, a sauceboat and its stand (wear to gilding, chips).

Far-East style lot: Delft plate, vase, group in Far-East enameled stoneware; a bronze horse in the style and an enameled stoneware Monkey sculpture are joined. Two saucers and a vase in modern porcelain (accidents) and a Buddha are included.

PARIS Series of 6 porcelain plates, decorated after fashion engravings. 19 cm (wear to decoration). In their box (very damaged)

PARIS - Hard porcelain litron cup and saucer, with nankin base, decorated with flowering urns in green monochrome on a yellow background in lozenges, surrounded by arabesques in black and stars, gold fillet on the edges. Good condition. Manufacture LOCRÉ, rue de la Fontaine au Roi, 1785-1795. Saucer marked in blue underglaze. H. 6 cm (cup) x D. 13 cm (saucer).

Large artist's ceramic vase by André Brasilier with riders in a landscape Ceramic (earthenware), light, cream-colored body. High-oval jug shape on a foot, strongly flattened on both sides, with a small handle and narrowed mouth. Circumferential decoration, finely decorated in relief and painted in black, green and blue, colorless glaze. Marked "Sassi-Milici Vallauris Empreinte Originale A. Brasilier" with impressed signature "Andre Brasilier" in an applied rectangular piece of clay. Numbered 14/25. H. 52.5 cm. A large-shaped painted and glazed earthenware vase by André Brasilier decorated with riders on horseback in landscape. Impressed studio mark with signature "Sassi-Milici Vallauris Empreinte Originale A. Brasilier" and "A. Brasilier", numbered 14/25. France. Vallauris. Dominique Sassi and Francis Milici workshop. Circa 1980-1990.

RARE PAIRE DE CHAISES D'ÉPOQUE EMPIRE PROVENANT DU CH TEAU DE FONTAINEBLEAU, AVEC ÉTIQUETTES DE CHATARD - In grey-green lacquered wood, with saber-shaped back legs and "Jacob" front legs, flat tops, straight plain front. Reupholstered in white fabric. Empire period, circa 1809. No stamp. Bearing the original labels of Louis-François CHATARD, painter and gilder to King Louis XVI and later to Emperor Napoleon: "Garde-Meuble de la Couronne Impériale, août 1809, Service de ? à Fontainebleau / Chatard, peintre doreur du Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, fait de ses mains et entreprend tout ce qui concerne Peinture et Dorure, pour bâtiments et meubles, à Paris". Bearing the Restauration-era iron marks of the coat of arms of France accompanied by the letters "FON" for Fontainebleau, black and red stencilled inventory marks "F 12202", "F 12408", "F 4743", "F 13875", etc. H. 91 x W. 47 x D. 41 cm.

BISEAUTE mercury mirror in a gilded wood frame. Openwork pediment with female mascaron, acanthus and plume. Regency period. 160 x 85 cm

RARE SCEAU À CACHETER PERSONNEL DE CAMBACÉRÈS - Important oval-shaped brass die stamp, engraved with his monogram "JC" in a shield surrounded by two collars of the Order of the Legion of Honor and the Order of the Black Eagle of Prussia (thanks to Jean Christophe Palthey, expert), on a background of the great coat of prince of the Empire, his crown of Duke of Parma was removed during the Restoration. Turned baluster-shaped ebony handle. First Empire period, modified under the Restoration. H. 9 cm. H. 3.2 x W. 2.6 cm (seal). Provenance Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès (1753-1824), archchancellor of the Empire. History Born into a family of magistrates from Montpellier, Jean-Jacques Regis de Cambacérès was a deputy to the Estates General and then to the Assembly, and a key figure in Napoleon's rise to power and the establishment of major political institutions. Minister of Justice, he was chosen as Second Consul in 1799 with special responsibility for the organization of judicial powers and the preparation of laws; he played a no less important role in the drafting of the Civil Code. Under the Empire, Cambacérès became the leading figure of the State, and Napoleon honored him with the title of Archchancellor of the Empire in 1804, and made him Prince and Duke of Parma in 1808. Related works The Cambacérès seal with his monogram only, Millon sale, Souvenirs Historiques, May 26, 2023, lot 111 (sold for €1,800).

A PAIR OF PORCELAIN RIBBON VASES BY ANDRE DUBREUIL (1951- 2022) - A PAIR OF PORCELAIN RIBBON VASES BY ANDRE DUBREUIL (1951- 2022), FOR GALERIE CONTRASTES, 2004 Unmarked 35cm high, 26cm wide

ETABLISSEMENTS GALLE (1904-1936). Multi-layered glass vase with acid-etched decoration of orange pine cones on a blue-gray ground. Signed. Height 28 (scratches).

Large ceremonial vase based on the Sevres model, probably Thuringia, around 1900, porcelain, cobalt blue background, rich gold painting with floral motifs, oval picture cartouche with a romantic garden scene on the front side, a pair of handles formed from tendrils, plastic tendril, leaf and flower decoration, neck with hairline crack and rest., rubbed, h. 63 cm

MULLER Frères Lunéville - Small Art Deco vase in brown tinted and sandblasted glass. Weight: 1.28 kg Shipping available Area: France Sizes: H 135MM X D 115MM Condition: At first glance: normal wear / patina of use Condition Detail: Petit éclat en dessous

Victor HUGO (1802-1885) - Set of 3 Sèvres porcelain dessert plates and a compotier, with gold fillet on the rim, with gold-printed decoration in the center of attributes entitled "Les Marrons (de Lyon)", "L'Huile (d'Athènes)" and "La Danse", the compotier without attribute. Good condition, minor restorations to the gold. Manufacture royale de Sèvres, 1824. Marks with King Louis XVIII's cypher in blue dated (18)24, gilder's marks dated March 1824. D. 22 and 21.5 cm. Provenance The three plates are probably part of the dessert service delivered to Victor Hugo on September 12, 1825, by order of Charles X, in gratitude for an ode Hugo wrote at the King's coronation in 1824 (Arch. Sèvres, Vbb 7, 6). It was subsequently kept by Jeanne Hugo, the writer's granddaughter, and donated in 1927 to the House of Victor Hugo (Hauteville House) in Guernsey, where it is still partly preserved. It comprised 48 "filet d'or et attributs" plates (44 are kept in Guernsey), 4 round compotiers (kept in Guernsey), 2 Etruscan compotiers (kept in Guernsey), 2 sugar bowls (kept in Guernsey) and 2 Jasmine baskets (1 kept in Guernsey), at a total cost of 526 francs. The Maison de Victor Hugo also holds 2 fruit bowls that appear to have been added to the service, so our "Coupe" compotier may also have been delivered as a later addition.

Octagonal box in green jade, the sides and lid decorated with eight panels of floral stems and buttons in cabochon inlays on red and green enamel applied in the kundan technique, set with gold damascened fillets. Rajasthan, India. 7 x 14 x 10 cm