Set Of Ten Plates From The Porcelain Service Commissioned By Madame Sarah Bernhardt

A set of ten plates from the porcelain dinner service commissioned by Madame Sarah Bernhardt around 1895 for her fort at Pointe des Poulains on Belle-Île-en-Mer, a property acquired by the artist in 1894.

This incomplete dinner service comprises :
- 5 dinner plates
diameter: 23.2 cm

- 5 dessert plates
diameter: 21.3 cm

Each plate is decorated with a gilt heraldic griffin, accompanied by the motto "QUAND MÊME" (Even So), Sarah Bernhardt's personal motto.

The rim is adorned with a coat of arms featuring a gilt heraldic griffin, enhanced by a gilt band running around the edge.
The set was produced by the Pillivuyt factory around 1895.

The porcelain is in perfect condition :
no cracks
no chips
no missing pieces

Note
Slight wear to the gilt bands on some pieces, normal wear due to age and use.

Historical interest 
This collection constitutes a particularly moving document, a testimony to the daily life of Sarah Bernhardt, a major figure in the arts and letters.

Utilitarian objects commissioned for her personal residence, these plates offer a rare material link to the artist's domestic intimacy.