Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 154
A large Vincennes/Sèvres green-ground bowl (Jatte 'ronde') from the Frederick V of Denmark service, circa 1757
7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £38,100 inc. premium
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Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
A large Vincennes/Sèvres green-ground bowl (Jatte 'ronde') from the Frederick V of Denmark service, circa 1757
Reserved with three oval cartouches depicting birds in landscapes surrounded by elaborate gilt foliate and floral scrollwork, the rim with a gilt dentil border, 29cm diam., interlaced LL monogram and unidentified painter's mark & in blue and incised 4
Footnotes
Provenance:
Purchased by Lazare Duvaux between 1757 and 1758, supplied to Louis XV and delivered to the abbé comte de Bernis, ministre des affaires étrangères (Minister for Foreign Affairs) as intermediary for the gift to Frederik V, King of Denkmark and Norway
The service was in response to a gift of stallions, according to surviving correspondence, where it is described as Porcelaines de Vincennes. It was made up of green-ground pieces with a variety of decoration: flowers, fruit and flowers, birds and also figural scenes, and included 15 jattes rondes of different sizes at a cost of 240 livres each, described as 'Verd oiseaux in the sale records. For a detailed discussion about the service, see David Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services (2005, revised edition 2015), vol. II, no. 57-2, pp. 301-305.
