Portrait of Empress Marie-Th/gese of Austria after Martin von Mitjens Private collection.

A SEVRES LAPIS ET VERT TOILET POT AND COVER (POT 'A POMMADE' ET COUVERCLE)

BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER F FOR 1758-1759, PAINTER'S MARK FOR TAILLANDIER, INCISED 3

Details

A SEVRES LAPIS ET VERT TOILET POT AND COVER (POT 'A POMMADE' ET COUVERCLE)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter F for 1758-1759, painter's mark for Taillandier, incised 3
Of cylindrical form, the slightly domed cover with flower finial, painted in colours with loose bouquets within quatrefoil panels reserved against the green ground within a blue ground surround edged in gilt
2 7/8in. (7.3cm) high

Provenance

Blohm Collection; Sotheby & Co., London, 5 July 1960, lot 120
Sir John Plumb F.B.A., no. 26
Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain from a New England Collection, 5 May 1999, lot 69

Lot Essay

The present toilet pot is a lovely example of blue and green ground first used in tandem in 1758. Pomade pots of this shape were produced in a variety of sizes of which the present pot is an example of the smallest.

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