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A LEATHER-CASED SEVRES PORCELAIN SMALL TRAVELLING-SET

Lot 126
29.10.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 100
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CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1507001
Lot 126 | A LEATHER-CASED SEVRES PORCELAIN SMALL TRAVELLING-SET
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
The contemporary circular wood and leather travelling-case fitted with two green fabric-clad removable tiers, the upper tier fitted with an 18th century white-metal spoon, a Sèvres porcelain cabbage-leaf-moulded cup (gobelet ‘feuille de choux’) and a glass tapering faceted flask, stopper and screw-top white-metal cover, the flask nestling within the cup interior, encased by a green-fabric protective band, the second tier below with a Sèvres porcelain cabbage-leaf-moulded hexafoil saucer, a muslin release strap revealing a Sèvres porcelain bowl (grande jatte Hébert) concealed in the base of the case below; the Sèvres porcelain all painted in bleu camaïeu with scattered flower-sprays within gilt dentil rims, the case with a hinged lid and tooled geometric line decoration
The cup 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; the saucer 6 in. (15.1 cm.) wide; the bowl, 61/2 in. (16.5 cm.) diameter; the flask 43/8 in. (11 cm.) high overall; the spoon 43/4 in. (12.2 cm.) long and the case 71/4 in. (18.4 cm.) diameter
Manufactur:Sèvres Porcelain Factory
Medium:Porcelain
Place of origin:France
Category:Services
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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15.10.2025 – 29.10.2025
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