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World Insight & Royal Archives => Royal Archives => Archives: Culinary and Fine Arts => Topic started by: cinrit on January 04, 2014, 01:52:44 PM
QuoteAn unremarkable porcelain dish valued at £70 has sold for £84,000 after it was found to be from the court of King Louis XV.
It is believed the 13.5-inch French plate was displayed in a cabinet by its elderly owner who knew nothing of its royal history and thought it was of little worth. Even the auctioneers initially failed to spot the 260-year-old plate's heritage, saying it would fetch just £70.
But closer inspection revealed it was from a collection of around 1,700 items made for the king and held at the Palace of Versailles.
A bidding frenzy saw the price rocket to 1,200 times the estimate as the plate, which dates back to 1753, was snapped up by a French antiques dealer.
More: Dish valued at £70 sells for £84,000 after it's revealed it was made for King Louis XV in 1753 | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2533508/Dish-valued-70-sells-84-000-revealed-King-Louis-XV-1753.html)
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