SERVICE CAPRAIRE DU ROI LOUIS-PHILIPPE POUR LE CHÂTEAU DES T - Lot 8

SERVICE CAPRAIRE DU ROI LOUIS-PHILIPPE POUR LE CHÂTEAU DES TUILERIES. SEVRES. SERVICE CAPRAIRE DU ROI LOUIS-PHILIPPE POUR LE CHÂTEAU DES TUILERIES. Paestum" teapot and lid, in hard porcelain with high handle, decorated with a large frieze of gilded capraires on a midnight-blue background. Red Château des Tuileries mark; Sèvres mark, underglaze painted mark "16 mai 43 S". (Missing inside rim of opening, not visible, hidden by lid). H 15 cm The "capraire" service, named after its decorative motifs, appeared during the First Empire, around 1808. It was subsequently used for royal and imperial services. It is still used today to serve the presidential table at the Elysée Palace.