UNKNOWN POTTER, French
(active around 1840 at Sèvres)

Déjeuner des Chasses Diverses

c. 1840
Porcelain, 45 x 35 cm (size of the plate)
Private collection

The Sèvres porcelain Déjeuner des Chasses Diverses of 17 pieces was exhibited at the Louvre during the "Exposition des produits de l'industrie et des manufactures royales" and then delivered for Queen Marie-Amélie on the 21st of May 1840 by order of King Louis-Philippe. The hunt scenes were painted by Jean-Charles Develly, the ornaments in Neo-Gothic style designed by Jean-Charles-François Leloy and painted by Pierre Riton, the gilding by Boullemier Jeune.