Lot Essay
Binet was active at Sèvres for 1750-1775
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A SÈVRES BLEU CÉLESTE TRIPLE SALT-CELLAR (SALIÈRE À TROIS COMPARTIMENTS)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING THE DATE LETTER R FOR 1770 AND PAINTER'S MARK FOR BINET
Of trefoil shape, the arched handle tied with a knotted ribbon enriched in gilding, the three panels each with a single exotic bird in a wooded landscape within ciselé gilt ribbon and double band cartouches linked by entwined oak-leaf garlands--4¼in. (10.5cm.) wide
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING THE DATE LETTER R FOR 1770 AND PAINTER'S MARK FOR BINET
Of trefoil shape, the arched handle tied with a knotted ribbon enriched in gilding, the three panels each with a single exotic bird in a wooded landscape within ciselé gilt ribbon and double band cartouches linked by entwined oak-leaf garlands--4¼in. (10.5cm.) wide
Provenance
Louis-René-Édouard, prince de Rohan
Prince Demidoff, Palazzo San Donato, Florence
The Earl of Dudley, sale Christie's London, 1886...
Prince Demidoff, Palazzo San Donato, Florence
The Earl of Dudley, sale Christie's London, 1886...