FRENCH SÈVRES-STYLE TÊTE-A-TÊTE TEA SERVICE.mid-19th century, overglaze blue pseudo-Sèvres marks. Comprising: shaped tray, teapot, creamer, covered sugar, two cups, two undertrays (repair to one cup and one saucer). Bleu céleste ground, gilt-edged hand-painted portrait panels, gilt flourishes; tray depicting Louis XVI, tea pot with Marie Antoinette, other pieces with royal court figures - 5 1/4 in. high, teapot; 12 in. sq., tray. Estimate $600-800
PROVENANCE: Estate of Rose Loring Heard, Grasslands Farm, Middleburg, VA
