A SÈVRES THIMBLE painted with two puce bands, the upper one entwined with blue cornflowers and the lower entwined with gilt foliage, the biscuit upper part with indentations, circa 1772

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A SÈVRES THIMBLE painted with two puce bands, the upper one entwined with blue cornflowers and the lower entwined with gilt foliage, the biscuit upper part with indentations, circa 1772
1.9cm. high

Provenance

Anon., sale Bearne's, Torquay, 19 July 1990, lot 272 (part)

Literature

Edwin F. Holmes, op. cit., p. 75

Lot Essay

There are various references in the Sèvres archives to dez which can refer to small stands or thimbles. The most relevant would appear to be the sales in 1763 and 1772, see Vj3, ff. 153 v^o, Vj5, ff.41 and Vj5, 44v^o

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