Plate with the arms of the Bourbon-Condé family
Chantilly Manufactory
(France)
about 1765–70
Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed soft-paste porcelain decorated in blue enamel
Dimensions3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.1958
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
NOTES:
[1] The 8 identical plates from this service currently in the MFA collection were acquired by Forsyth Wickes in 2 groups.The provenance of both groups is given here:
6 of the plates: By 1947, Pauline Riggs Noyes; February 7-8, 1947, sold by Pauline Riggs Noyes at Parke Bernet, New York, lot 98. By 1947, with Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York; February 12, 1947, sold by Rosenberg & Stiebel to Forsyth Wickes.
2 of the plates: By 1948, Mrs. H. Dupuy, New York; April 2-3, 1948, sold by Mrs. H. Dupuy at Parke Bernet, New York, and bought by Forsyth Wickes.
