Lot Essay
Jean Baptiste Locré founded a porcelain factory in the Rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi in 1771, which was known as La Courtille.
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LATE 18TH CENTURY, MARKED IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND VARIOUSLY INCISED FOR JEAN BAPTISTE LOCRÉ
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A Paris Rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi ornithological coffee and tea service
Late 18th century, marked in underglaze blue and variously incised for Jean Baptiste Locré
Gilt and painted in colours with various birds perched on branches, comprising: a baluster coffee pot and cover, 24 cm. high; a cylindrical teapot and cover, 15 cm. high; a baluster milkjug, 17.5 cm. high; a tub-shaped sugarbowl; a slopbowl; nine cylindrical cups and saucers
See illustration on p. 44 (14)
Late 18th century, marked in underglaze blue and variously incised for Jean Baptiste Locré
Gilt and painted in colours with various birds perched on branches, comprising: a baluster coffee pot and cover, 24 cm. high; a cylindrical teapot and cover, 15 cm. high; a baluster milkjug, 17.5 cm. high; a tub-shaped sugarbowl; a slopbowl; nine cylindrical cups and saucers
See illustration on p. 44 (14)
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