An important Old Paris porcelain plate from a service created for King Charles XIV of Sweden by Darte Frères. Adorned with Swedish pastoral scenes, the plates are part of a service specially made for the King, featuring topographical and scenic views paying homage to Sweden. Darte earned medals for their exquisite porcelain as early as 1806 and gained popularity throughout the Continent. Surviving pieces from the Darte factory (1795-c.1830) are quite rare and are always of the highest quality. Marked 'Darte Pal Royal No 21.' Circa 1820.

Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (1763-1844) reigned as King Charles XIV of Sweden and Norway from 1818-1844. He enjoyed an illustrious career as a French Revolutionary general under Napoleon and ev