Jean LUCE (1895-1964) Part of a porcelain dinner service with ivory enamel and gilt fillet, gilt-engraved G.A. [for Gabadou - Albert], comprising: - 21 dinner plates. Diameter: 24.2 cm. 4 with cracks. - 9 dessert plates. Diam.: 20.8 cm. 1 with glued chips and small lack, and crack. - 12 soup plates. Diameter: 19.8 cm. - 10 small plates. Diameter: 17.3 cm. 1 chipped. - 4 ramekins, - 1 sauceboat, - 1 salad bowl, - 2 covered vegetable dishes. Diameters: 31.5 cm and 28.5 cm. - 1 serving dish. Diameter: 28.8 cm. Stamped by Jean LUCE on the backs of the pieces. = Minor enameling defects, some wear to the gilding, some wear scratches. Provenance: Service commissioned from artist-decorator Jean LUCE in 1956. Décor no. 6977. Completed with twelve Lunch plates in November 1960, paid for in January 1961. Four letters of correspondence for these orders and an invoice dated January 12, 1961 are enclosed.