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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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May 28, 2025
circa 1808, finely hand painted and gilt, the center with an Acraea violarum butterfly atop light blue ground, surrounded by bands of floral wreath and gilt, the rim with gilt foliage atop red orange ground, the base marked "M.Imp.le de Sevres 8", 1-1/4 x 9-1/4 x 9-1/4 in.
Provenance: The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
Note: These plates belong to an over 270 piece dessert service ordered for Napoleon I at the chateau de Compiegne but delivered to Fontainebleau, on October 11, 1809.
A portion of this service was sold at Christies, New York, The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part I, May 9, 2018, Lot 118 for $1,812,500.
The Furnishings from Historic Iris Court: An Important Edward Vason Jones Interior
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