Antique Sevres Porcelain hand painted Plate The Battle of Poitiers Circa 1844

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Antique Sevres Porcelain hand painted Plate The Battle of Poitiers Circa 1844 Antique Sevres Plate depicting a battle scene from the battle of Poitiers. Circa 1844 Chateaux de Tuileries An Absolutely stunning and rare opportunity has given me the pleasure to offer without reserve a beautiful antique Porcelain plate made in chateaux de Tuileries Sevres Factory Paris in 1844. NB:- This is one of two similar Sevres plates that i have listed.... Moving on..!! The Plate is hand painted and signed to the rear with the usual Sevres mark. The scene is named Le Roi Jean a Poitiers.. and shows The battle of Poitiers. The outer reserves of the plate is in the Sevres Bleau Celeste and shows cameo scenes of the camps used in the battle at that time. The Bleu Celeste is very worn in places but this is commensurate with age. The detail and workmanship that has gone into this cabinet plate is truly stunning and just typical of Sevres Quality. The Sevres Factory only produced for the aristocrats at that time so the quality was as to be expected, fit for kings and queens and no less...!! A magnificent investment opportunity that is very rare to find..and made for the Royals of this world at that time. Here is a little more info of the battle history depicted on this plate for your perusal. Battle of Poitiers - Background: In August 1356, Edward, Prince of Wales, better known as the Black Prince, began a large scale raid into France from his base in Aquitaine. Moving north, he conducted a scorched earth campaign as he sought to ease pressure on English garrisons in northern and central France. Advancing to the Loire River at Tours, his raid was stopped by an inability to take to the city and its castle. Delaying, Edward soon had word that the French king, John II, had disengaged from operations against the Duke of Lancaster in Normandy and was marching south to destroy the English forces around Tours. Battle of Poitiers - The Black Prince Makes a Stand: Outnumbered, Edward began retreating back towards his base at Bordeaux. Marching hard, King John II's forces were able to overtake Edward on September 18 near Poitiers. Turning, Edward formed his army into three divisions, led by the Earl of Warwick, the Earl of Salisbury, and himself. Pushing Warwick and Salisbury forward, Edward placed his archers on the flanks and retained his division and an elite cavalry unit, under Jean de Grailly, as the reserve. To protect his position, Edward arrayed his men behind a low hedge, with marsh to left and his wagons (formed as a barricade) to the right. Battle of Poitiers - The Longbow Prevails: On September 19, King John II moved to attack Edward's forces. Forming his men into four "battles," led by Baron Clermont, Dauphin Charles, the Duke of Orleans, and himself, John ordered an advance. The first to move forward was Clermont's force of elite Knights and mercenaries. Charging toward Edward's lines, Clermont's knights were cut down by a shower of English arrows. The next to attack were the Dauphin's men. Advancing forward, they were constantly harried by Edward's archers. As they neared, the English men-at-arms attacked, nearly encircling the French and forcing them to retreat. As the Dauphin's broken forces retreated they collided with the Duke of Orleans' battle. In the resulting chaos, both divisions fell back on the king. Believing the fight to be over, Edward ordered his knights to mount to pursue the French and dispatched Jean de Grailly's force to attack the French right flank. As Edward's preparations were nearing completion, King John approached the English position with his battle. Moving out from behind the hedge, Edward attacked John's men. Firing into the French ranks, the archers expended their arrows and then picked up weapons to join the fight. Edward's assault was soon supported by de Grailly's force riding in from the right. This attack broke the French ranks, causing them to flee. As the French fell back, King John II was captured b... read more

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