MANUFACTURE de SEVRES, Louis-Philippe period Circular white porcelain plate centered on the profile of Saint Simon, in the imitation of a cameo, in a gilded surround formed by a frieze of Grecques punctuated by palmettes. The wing is decorated with a wide frieze of gilded laurel scrolls on an agate blue background. On the reverse, annotation "Saint Simon (Louis de Rouvroi Duc de), historien, né à Paris 1675", stamp in blue LP. 1843? and trace of number. Diameter: 24.5 cm. Worn Sèvres seal; wear and a few scratches, small chip, long chip on the heel. Services known as "French Iconographic". Several versions of friezes are known for these services, produced between 1832 and 1849 by the Sèvres manufactory. The preparatory drawings for these friezes are preserved in the archives of Sèvres - Cité de la Céramique [Inv. Frises, XIXth c., n° 34 and 35]. The one used on our plate appears to correspond to the "laurier franc" frieze.