Lot Essay
Antoine Capelle, recorded at Vincennes and Svres as a painter, 1745-1787, 1790
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER B FOR 1754-1755, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR CAPELLE, INCISED RI
Details
A VINCENNES BLEU LAPIS CUP AND COVER (GOBELET 'LITRON' COUVERT)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter B for 1754-1755, painter's marks for Capelle, incised ri
Painted in rich colours with birds in flight reserved against a dark blue ground within gilt cartouches of ribbon-tied wreathes and flowering plants
5.5/8in. (14.3cm.) high
Capelle, Antoine
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter B for 1754-1755, painter's marks for Capelle, incised ri
Painted in rich colours with birds in flight reserved against a dark blue ground within gilt cartouches of ribbon-tied wreathes and flowering plants
5.5/8in. (14.3cm.) high
Capelle, Antoine
Provenance
Gilbert Levy Collection; Ader, Picard, Ader, Paris, 23 November 1967, lot 115 (5,500 French francs)
With Winifred Williams
Sir John Plumb F.B.A, no. 70
With Winifred Williams
Sir John Plumb F.B.A, no. 70
Literature
Sir John Plumb, "The Intrigue of Svres", House and Garden, January 1986, p.44, illus.