LOT 163 A Sèvres plate (assiette) from the Earl of Clare's…
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A Sèvres plate (assiette) from the Earl of Clare's service date code for 1787, painted by Michel-Gabriel Commelin with a spray of pink roses on a purplish claret ground to the well, within gilt and alternating floral borders, the rim with small floral panels within further flower and leaf garlands edged in a deep claret ground, blue interlaced Ls mark enclosing date letters KK above painter's mark, gilder's mark for Pierre-Jean Baptiste Vandé, 24cm. This service was bought in Paris in 1787 by the English diplomat, William Eden, on behalf of the Irish politician, John Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare. The service included 60 plates, with a cost of 42 livres each. Correspondence between Eden and Fitzgibbon indicates that Eden negotiated the order of the service in return for Fitzgibbon ordering he and his wife some pairs of Limerick calfskin gloves. The design of the service was left to Mrs Eden to choose, but a letter to Eden in 1789 shows FitzGibbon's appreciation as he says it "does very great honour to her taste". The service remained in the family until it was sold in 1891. Provenance: purchased from David Peters, 18th September 1988.
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