Antique Old Paris Portrait Plate, Duchesse de Chateauroux (1717-1744), Louis XV Old Paris the interior is empty with

the interior is empty with the rough wood visible in the bottom and the interior of the lid has been stained black

and the interior is beautifully lined in claret or burgundy wine colored silk

but now is an open backed locket into which you can place your own memento

The decanter is for water and under-tray protects furniture from the natural condensation that might occur overnight

Antique Old Paris Portrait Plate, Duchesse de Chateauroux (1717-1744), Louis XV Old Paris the interior is empty withLikely unsigned Sevres plate, we'll call it "Old Paris". Plate is excellent and is 8. 75" in diameter. Courtesans and Favorites of the Court of Louis XV Portrait of Marie Anne de Mailly Nesle, Duchesse de Chateauroux (Born: October 5, 1717, Paris, France Died: December 8, 1744, Paris, France) She was the youngest of the five famous de Nesle sisters, four of whom would become the mistress of King Louis XV of France. This painting was probably painted