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AN EXTENSIVE PARIS RUE DE BONDY PORCELAIN NEOCLASSICAL DINNER SERVICE, MANUFACTURE DU DUC D'ANGOULEME decorated with heavily gilt neoclassical ornaments, a border of acanthus leaves, dotted bands, a grisaille chain, stars and green leafy garlands, some borders with leaves in slight relief, comprising:
A pair of large oval two-handled bulging tureens and covers, the domed cover en suite with knop handle, 27 cm high
Four low square tureens and covers, the covers en suite with interlaced handles, 22 cm wide
Four pedestal sauce-boats with generous spout, branch handle, 22 cm wide
A pair of ice coolers and covers, the urn-shaped body with geometrical à la grecque handles, on square pedestal base, the covers en suite with ring handle, 36.5 cm high
One inner ice cooler receptacle
A pair of oval two-handled butter tubs and covers, on octagonal fixed stand, the two-handled covers en suite with loop handle, 30 cm wide A pair of oval sauce-boats and covers, on fixed oval stand, the domed covers en suite with ring handle, 28 cm wide
One large two-handled pierced ajour basket with interlaced motifs, 30 cm diam.
Four two-handled pierced ajour baskets en suite, 25 cm diam.
Three pedestal bowls, 25 cm diam.
Two low pedestal bowls, 23.5 - 24 cm diam.
Four shell-shaped side dishes, 25 cm wide
Four square side dishes, 23.5 cm wide
Four ogival-shaped side dishes, 26.5 cm wide
Four elongated leaf-shaped side dishes, 26.5 cm wide
Four ribbed circular side dishes, 23 cm diam.
Four ribbed oval side dishes, 29 cm wide
Ten oval chargers, in sizes, 38.5 - 46 cm wide
A pair of circular chargers, 39 cm diam.
One deep circular charger, 42.5 cm diam.
Four circular chargers, 28.5 cm diam.
A pair of circular chargers, 30.5 cm diam.
A pair of circular strainers, 34 cm diam.
Twenty two dishes with raised border, 25 cm diam.
Eighty one dishes, 25 cm diam.
Thirty five deep dishes, 23.5 cm diam.
marked for la manufacture du duc d'Angoulême à Paris
(1784 - 1789)
Damages, condition report october 1995:
one handle to one cover of low tureen broken; One large deep circular bowl, 42.5 cm diam., chipped; One deep dish, 23 cm diam.,with a hairline crack; One ribbed circular side dish, 23 cm diam. with iron-cramps; twelve dishes, 24.5 cm diam., chipped; One dish, 24.5 cm diam., with a crack; Three dishes, 25 cm diam., chipped; one square side dish with iron-cramps; one shell-shaped side dish with iron-cramps; two pedestal deep bowls cracked; the fixed stand to one oval sauce-boat cracked (212)
