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c. 1777-1780
Made by Martin Carlin (German (active Paris), c. 1730–1785) Plaques made by the Sèvres porcelain factory, Sèvres, France (1756–present) Plaques painted by Jean-Baptiste Tandart (French, active 1754–1800) , and by Jean-Charles Sioux (French, active from 1752, died 1792) , and by Michel-Gabriel Commelin (French, active 1768–1802)

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