Lot Essay
François-Marie Barrat was active at Sèvres as a prolific painter of baskets of fruit and flowers 1769-1791.
Jean-Pierre Boulanger (Boulanger Père) was active at Sèvres as a gilder 1754-1784.
Cf. Rosalind Savill, The Wallace Collection: Catalogue of the Sèvres Porcelain, London, 1988, vol. II, pp. 642-667 for an in-depth discussion of the various versions in which Sèvres produced this popular broth or soup bowl, cover and stand used in the 18th century during the lengthy toilette
Jean-Pierre Boulanger (Boulanger Père) was active at Sèvres as a gilder 1754-1784.
Cf. Rosalind Savill, The Wallace Collection: Catalogue of the Sèvres Porcelain, London, 1988, vol. II, pp. 642-667 for an in-depth discussion of the various versions in which Sèvres produced this popular broth or soup bowl, cover and stand used in the 18th century during the lengthy toilette