Napoleon’s Sèvres dessert service sells at $1.8m at Rockefeller auction in New York
A Sèvres dessert service commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte and known as the ‘Marly Rouge’ service has been sold for a premium-inclusive $1.84m (£1.36m) at Christie’s New York Rockefeller sale.
The price achieved, at six times the estimated $150,000 and $250,000, sets a new auction record for …