SEVRES 19th century - Lot 1306

Lot n° 1306
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SEVRES 19th century - Lot 1306
SEVRES 19th century Porcelain toiletry set with polychrome decoration of semis of florets and gold fillet, including a brocade and its circular bowl, a sponge box, a brush box and a soap box. Marked: S. 55 in green and N crowned, gilded at Sèvres 55 in red. Napoleon III period, 1855. Dimensions: jug (height 24.5 cm), bowl (diam. 39.5 cm), sponge box (diam. 17.5 cm), soap box (13 x 10 cm), brush box (21.5 x 9 cm). A toilet set comprising the same elements, plus a pair of candlesticks, snuffers and a hot-water pot, made for Queen Victoria's stay at the Château de Saint-Cloud in 1855, is held in the national furniture collections (see A. d'Arjuzon, O. Gabet, Napoléon III et la reine Victoria : Une visite à l'Exposition universelle de 1855, exhibition, Musée national du château de Compiègne, October 4, 2008 - January 19, 2009, Paris, p. 61, 63 and 219). Expert: Mr Cyrille FROISSART
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