A pair of Sèvres plates, dated 1769 Painted by Nicquet with scattered rose sprays in the well, the rim with a border hexagons made up of blue and pink dotted circles enclosing stylised flower heads, reserved with three gilt-edged panels with a rose spray, the rims gilt, 24.2cm across., interlaced LL monogram enclosing date letter Q and painter's mark 'nq' in blue to one (one plate with rim section restuck and a haircrack) (2) Footnotes: Provenance: The Richard Deacon Collection Probably from one of two services with similar decoration delivered in 1769: the first, to 'Milord Comte D'harcout', probably Simon, 1st Earl Harcourt, British Ambassador-Extraordinary Plenipotentiary to France between 1769 and 1772; the second, to Etienne-François, duc de Choiseul-Stainville, Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1758 and 1761. See David Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services of the 18th Century, vol. II, rev. ed. 2015, 69-5 and 69-7. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing