Portrait decorated Sevres plaques are among the more unusual items at Woodwards auction in Cork on May 14. Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine and Marie Louise feature on three plates decorated with the Napoleonic crest. Kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, Madame du Barry and Marie Antoinette feature on a set of four Sevres plaques. The sale is strong in antique furniture and choices include a Regency rosewood card table, an Irish Regency serving table, a Georgian wine cooler, a large Edwardian bookcase, a French oval inlaid desk, Victorian hall chairs and a pair of cast iron garden seats. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:
Four Sevres plaques depicting King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Louis XV, and Mme du Barry bearing 1846 stamp and ‘Chateau de Versailles’ crest UPDATE: THESE MADE 400
Three Sevres plates decorated with portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine and Marie Louise, with borders incorporating the Napoleonic crest. UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR 850
A Georgian wine cooler. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 475
A Regency side table UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,200
A Regency rosewood card tablE UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,100