SÈVRES. - Lot 107

Lot n° 107
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SÈVRES. - Lot 107
SÈVRES. A.B. porcelain cup from the Éloge de la Rose luncheon, with cameo decoration of a portrait of Jean de Meung framed by rosebushes captioned on the upper rim: Rosier de Cels and Rosier à feuilles de céleri in a richly ornamented surround of rinceaux, palmettes, foliage and rosettes in gold, frieze of grecques on the upper rim, the handle with gold background. Marked: in blue Sèvres 34 and star in a medallion, in gold Mc 34. Louis-Philippe period, year 1834. (The saucer is missing.) Height Height : 12.5 cm. The Éloge de la Rose luncheon set entered the Manufacture de Sèvres sales store on January 31, 1835 (Arch. Sèvres, Vz, f° 94, 50). It comprised a large oval platter of the first size, decorated by Leguay after Girodet, a teapot, a sugar pot, a milk jug and four cups and their saucers, all in the Brachard shape, and finally a lunch box. The décor features rose bushes and "cameo portraits of writers who have sung of roses". The Éloge de la rose lunch was presented by order of King Louis-Philippe to the Shah of Persia, Mohammad Shah Qadjar, on August 7, 1839 (arch. Sèvres, Vbb10, f° 4v). Appraisal sheet no. 5, dated January 31, 1835, shows that the painter of the figures for the Éloge de la Rose luncheon was Charles Antoine Didier, that the painter of the flowers was Pierre Antoine Sinson fils, that the gilding was done by Hilaire François Boullemier fils and that the ornaments were the work of Pierre Riton (archives Sèvres, PB9bis, 1835). This gift from the King marked the resumption of diplomatic relations between France and Persia in 1839, following the deterioration of relations between Great Britain and Persia. That same year, Mohammad Shah Qadjar sent a diplomatic mission headed by Mirza Hossein Khan to Louis-Philippe, seeking military support from France. Expert: Cyril FROISSART Part I: Thursday June 18, 2026 - Chapter 5: A gift from King Louis-Philippe to the Shah of Persia
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