132. A Sèvres plate from the service given by Louis XVI to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, circa 1785 Painted by François-Marie Barrat with roses on a maroon ground surrounded by a band of pearls and gilt borders, the blue ground rim reserved with three cartouches enclosing flowers surrounded by berried laurel garlands and flanked by gilt foliage, alternating with gilt floral and foliate motifs and gilt beaded bands, 24cm diam., interlaced LL monogram enclosing date letter gg, and painter's mark "F.B" in blue Provenance Given by Louis XVI, King of France, to Ferdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus, Archduke of Austria in 1786 Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria, was the 4th son of Franz I and Maria Theresia, and therefore the older brother of Marie-Antoinette. He and his wife, the Archduchess Maria Beatrice, visited Paris from 11 May 1786 until 18 August 1786, on which occasion they received the service. The service described as 'fond bleu céleste, Marguerites barbeaux et Roses' in the sale records included 72 plates at 36 livres each. See David Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services of the 18th Century, 2005, IV, no. 86-4, for further details on the service and a list of pieces in public collections. A very damaged plate from the Dr. Johannes Ralph Lafrenz collection was sold in these rooms, 6 July 2021, lot 165, and another plate, 7 December 2022, lot 167.