An extensive Paris (Marc Schoelcher) porcelain armorial dinner service c.1827

An extensive Paris (Marc Schoelcher) porcelain armorial dinner service c.1827, decorated with the crest for the Russell family, reserved on a white ground with gilt rims, most pieces with red printed marks for Schoelcher, some damages. Comprising: two sauce tureens and covers, five oval serving dishes in four sizes, a large salad bowl, a footed bowl, five soup plates, 78 plates in three sizes, two small bowls, two jugs, 22 cups in three sizes and 20 saucers in two sizes. (140)

Provenance: Ordered by Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet (1783-1852) for use at Swallowfield Park on 18th September 1827 for a total of 2,851 francs. Thence by descent. Sir Henry Russell's second wife, Marie Clotilfe Mottet de la Fontaine, was the daughter of the last French governor of Pondicherry (now Puducherry).