"Sèvres 1809 Blue Agate Bowl From The Empire Period"
Small porcelain bowl and its frame marked in red on the reverse Imperial Sèvres manufacture dated 1809 for both pieces under the bowl initials of the gilder painted in gold RM modeler's mark in hollow M under the frame modeler's mark in hollow D CModel with agate blue background and fine gold decoration of a frieze of stylized plants The agate blue background appeared in 1773 on hard porcelain and was used during the empire and especially under the restoration we also speak in certain descriptions of a gray agate background or Dauphin gray See in particular the service of views of France of the Duc de Polignac from the restoration period Beautiful set of old pieces in good condition in an unusual shape slight wear of the gilding on the frame small inclusions of charcoal a small chip under the heel of the bowl bowl 14.2cm in diameter 6.4cm in height frame 20.2cm in diameter 3.5cm in height