A Sevres dinner plate 1776 from a Nobleman's service

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Description: The border with edging; consisting of double scalloped blue lines enclosing a scalloped, featd gilt line with a suspended polychrome flower garland at blue spikes. A lovely center trophy of a filled basket and garden implements. Condition: Rim chip at 9:00 The flower painting fresh and in good condition. A little discoloring to the back, I think just over firing as t is no other damage that I can tell. Marks: Double L's w/ date letter and the marks of 3 different decorators. They are: Chappuis le= flowers, Raux=flowers & Drand=gilder Provenance A service of this description was sold on 23rd June 1774 to James Ogilvy, the 7th (and last) Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield, who principally lived on the Continent after 1769. The service was sold with biscuit groups, and in 1777 it appears that a supplement of 4 jattes anglaises and 4 compotiers ovales was probably acquired, possibly via the marchand-mercier Bazin. But it is still not certain if the present lot once formed part of this service. See David Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services of the 18th Century (2005), Part 5, Service List 74-3 I 100% guarantee this to be Sèvres porcelain as described . Please write me with any questions.