LIMOGES, MANUFACTURE BERNARDAUD, & Cie. 1957. - Lot 165

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LIMOGES, MANUFACTURE BERNARDAUD, & Cie. 1957. - Lot 165
LIMOGES, MANUFACTURE BERNARDAUD, & Cie. 1957. White porcelain tea service of the model made for the reception of H.M. Queen Elisabeth on the occasion of her visit to France in April 1957, decorated in gold in the Japanese style with exotic "birds of paradise" on shrubs, prunus branches, bamboos, rocks and gold fillets, including : - a covered teapot, - a covered sugar bowl, - a covered milk jug, - eleven cups, - twelve saucers, - one cake dish - twelve dessert plates. A cake dish decorated with gold scrolls is included. Inscriptions on the reverse: in green "B & Cie. Limoges France" and in red "L. BERNARDAUD & Cie. Limoges. Service executed for the reception of H.M. Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of her visit to France. April 1957". 20th century, 1957. AJ Historical background: To mark the reception of HM Queen Elizabeth, President René Coty commissioned Bernardaud to produce a 4,000-piece porcelain dinner service decorated with birds of paradise in gold on a white background.
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