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THE LEBEL COLLECTION
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A SET OF FRENCH MARKET ARMORIAL DISHES
YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1730
With the arms of Orry in colors and gilt within rocaillerie
surrounded by a vividly enameled foliate border, the rims scalloped,
comprising a large dish and four large plates
14 in. (35.5 cm.) diameter, the large dish (5)
$6,000–8,000
From an exceptionally grand and vibrant service made for
Philibert Orry, Comte de Vignory (1689-1747), an important royal
fnance minister under Louis XV who, in the tradition of Colbert,
stabilized the budget of the state and worked to develop French
industries such as textile and paper. In 1740 he was responsible
for the founding of the royal porcelain factory of Vincennes. Orry
also worked to reform the Compagnie des Indes. His father and
his half-brother also ordered armorial services from China and
another relative, Pere Louis-Francois Orry, was the recipient of
the very famous letters Pere d'Entrecolles wrote describing the
manufacture of porcelain at Jingdezhen. See A. Lebel, French and
Swiss Armorials on Chinese Export Porcelain, pp. 324-5.
Philibert Orry by Maurice-Quentin De La Tour (1704-1788)
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