A Paris Porcelain Tea and Coffee Service

19th Century and Later

comprising seven teacups, five saucers, a creamer, a waste bowl, a coffee pot and a teapot, with associated lids to the coffee and teapot; 16 items total.
Height of teapot 12 inches.

Note:

This tea set was gifted by a representative of Napoleon to François-Marie Dufour (1769-1815), 1st Military Division General in Lille, France (with accompanying letter).

A section of the bowl is broken and detached along the crack pictured in the image, was likely a previous repair. The lids to the coffee and tea pot are not original to the set and are of a different, thicker material; one does not fully fit in either pot. Two cups and the creamer appear to have lost their original handles and are repaired with new applied handles in a similar material to the lids, different to that of the body of each. Hairline cracks to one saucer and two cups, and a chip to the rim of one cup. With rubbing and loss to the gilt throughout. Additional images available upon request.

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Corbin Horn

Vice President, Head of Department, European Furniture & Decorative Arts

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Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

Nick Coombs

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Nick Coombs is a senior specialist in the Furniture & Decorative Arts department and also the Coins, Medals & Banknotes department at Freeman's.
Prior to joining Freeman's in 2014, Mr. Coombs worked for PCGS Currency in Peoria, Illinois, where he was responsible for the grading and authentication of paper money. This enabled him to travel to dozens of coin and currency shows a year and develop a lifelong passion for numismatics. In addition to heading the Coins, Medals & Banknotes department at Freeman's, Mr. Coombs works closely with Furniture & Decorative Arts department and has directed auctions for philatelics, memorabilia, scientific instruments, and fountain pens. He received a BA in art history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a master of letters in art and art world practice from the University of Glasgow.

Genevieve King

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European Furniture & Decorative Arts

A Paris Porcelain Tea and Coffee Service

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