Suite of four dessert plates
Manufacture de Sèvres · Marked
France, 1853
A suite of four antique Sèvres porcelain dessert plates, dated 1853, Napoléon III period, painted with fruit and floral compositions against a bleu céleste ground heightened with gold. The center of each plate features a distinct still life, delicately hand-painted with exceptional finesse: pineapples, pomegranates, pear, peaches, plums, fig, and nuts, mingled with roses, pansies, asters, and foliage. The fruits stand out against a rich red-brown background that accentuates their depth and vivid coloration. A broad gilded border, tooled with a garland of leaves and florets, frames the central medallion. The rim is covered in a bleu céleste ground, a signature hue developed at Vincennes in 1753 that became emblematic of the manufacture. A geometric gilt band highlights the rim. These plates exemplify the Second Empire taste for sumptuous dessert services, where painted porcelain rivaled easel painting. Bringing together four distinct compositions from the same series remains highly sought after by collectors of fine tableware. Printed mark on the reverse: “S. 53” within a cartouche, the mark of the Manufacture de Sèvres for the year 1853. They can grace a formal table or be displayed on a wall as a decorative set in a salon or dining room.
2 800 €
Ref. 345-0
- Artist / Maker
- Manufacture de Sèvres · Marked
- Dated
- 1853
- Origin
- France
Dimensions
Each plate
- Height 1.2 in(3 cm)
- Width 9.4 in(24 cm)
- Depth 9.4 in(24 cm)
Technique / Materials
- Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome decoration, and gilding
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