SEVRES. CAPRAIRE SERVICE FOR NAPOLEON III'S TABLE - Lot 10

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SEVRES. CAPRAIRE SERVICE FOR NAPOLEON III'S TABLE - Lot 10
SEVRES. CAPRAIRE SERVICE FOR NAPOLEON III'S TABLE A baluster-shaped decoction pot on a pedestal in hard porcelain with a midnight-blue ground, gilded with a semi-fleurette two-thirds of the way up, and a foliate frieze of capraires. (lid removed) Sèvres mark on back in red letters N under imperial crown and dated (18)58, molder's mark 1833; underglaze painted mark "D. 14 Xb.33". H 22 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.
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