A SEVRES BLEU CELESTE DEJEUNER 'CALABRE'

INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER V FOR 1774 TO MOST PIECES, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR TANDART L'AN, GILDER'S MARKS FOR VAND PRE

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A SEVRES BLEU CELESTE DEJEUNER 'CALABRE'
Interlaced L's enclosing date letter V for 1774 to most pieces, various incised marks, painter's marks for Tandart l'an, gilder's marks for Vand pre
Finely painted with rich bouquets of flowers within chased gilt bands, reserved on the turquoise ground with looped garlands of flowers, comprising:
A quatrefoil tray with ribbon-tied handles (plateau ' filets et rubans'), 15.3/8in. (39.2cm.) overall
An oviform teapot and cover (thire 'Calabre'), 5in. (12.8cm.) high
A sugar-bowl and cover (pot sucre 'Calabre'), 4in. (11.2cm.) high
Two cups and saucers (gobelet 'Calabre' et soucoupe), 5in. (13.3cm.) diameter
Tandart, Jean-Baptiste
Vand, Jean-Baptiste-Emmanuel (7)

Sale room notice

The shoulder of the teapot is mistakenly illustrated in the catalogue as that of lot 29.

Lot Essay

Jean-Baptiste Tandart, recorded at Vincennes and Svres as a flower painter, 1754-1800
Jean-Baptiste-Emmanuel Vand, recorded at Vincennes and Svres as a painter and gilder, 1753-1779

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