A LOUIS XV/LOUIS XVI PORCELAIN ASSEMBLED 'FEUILLE-DE-CHOUX' PART SERVICE

SVRES, BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTERS FOR 1756-1786, VARIOUS PAINTERS' AND INCISED MARKS

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A LOUIS XV/LOUIS XVI PORCELAIN ASSEMBLED 'FEUILLE-DE-CHOUX' PART SERVICE
Svres, blue interlaced L's enclosing date letters for 1756-1786, various painters' and incised marks
Painted in bright colours with loose bouquets within blue feuille-de-choux panels edged in gilt, within gilt rims, comprising:
Three square dishes (compotier 'carr'), 8in. (21.5cm.) wide
Three shell-shaped dishes (compotier 'coquille'), 9in. (22.8cm.) wide, the largest
Three shallow circular dishes (compotier 'rond'), 8in. (22.2cm.) diam.
Three salad bowls (saladier 'rond'), 9in. (22.8cm.) diam.
Two small bottle coolers (seau ' topette'), 6in. (15.2cm.) high, 8in. (20.3cm.) wide
Two large bottle coolers (seau bouteille 'ordinaire'), 7in. (17.7cm.) high, 8in. (20.3cm.) wide
An octagonal mortar (mortier), 6.5/8in. (16.8cm.) high, 8in. (22.2cm.) wide
An oval montieth (seau oval crenel), 12in. (30.5cm.) wide overall
Two sugar-bowls and notched covers on fixed stands (sucrier 'oval' et plateau), 9in. (24.2cm.) wide, the stands
Fifty plates (assiette), 9in. (24.1cm.) diam.;
Together with two bottle coolers painted with loose bouquets beneath a blue-line-and-gilt-dash rim (seau bouteille 'ordinaire'), 7in. (17.7cm.) high, 8in. (20.3cm.) wide (70)

Sale room notice

Please note that although the quantity of 70 pieces for this lot is correct, the pair of large bottle coolers with blue-line-and-gilt dash rim are listed twice.

Lot Essay

Marks for the following flower painters recorded at Svres appear on the present pieces: Marie-Marguerite-Gabrielle Le Bel (1776-1790, 1804-1805), Lopold Weydinger (1757-1806), Antoinette-Marie Noualhier (1762-1798), Franois-Joseph Aloncle (1758-1781), Aimable-Christine Morin (1754-1787), Jean-Baptiste Tandart (1757-1795), Decambos (1776-1788), Charles-Nicholas Buteux (1763-1801), Denis Lev (1754-1793, 1795-1805), Edm-Franois Bouillat (1758-1810), Nicolas Rouselle (1758-1774), Antoine-Toussaint Cornailles (1755-1800).

Marks for the following gilders recorded at Svres are found on the present pieces: Franois Baudouin (1750-1800) and Henri-Martin Prvost (1757-1797).