White Robin Antiques
Pair of soft paste Sèvres bleu Celeste charger plates, 29.5cm
Regular price
£900.00
A pair of 18th Century soft-paste Sèvres charger plates, featuring bleu celeste ground, handpainted flowers and fruit, and extensive tooled gilding. A very similar design is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and is visible on their collection webpage. Assiette a palmes | V&A Explore The Collections (vam.ac.uk)
The decoration is later, likely by Thomas Randall, and closely follows the service made for Louis XV of France – see an example here A VINCENNES PORCELAIN 'BLEU CELESTE' PLATE (ASSIETTE A GAUDERON) FROM THE FIRST SERVICE MADE FOR LOUIS XV, CIRCA 1754, BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER A | Christie’s (christies.com)
Excellent condition; no chips, cracks or crazing. Gilt and pattern in good order.