A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU ECUELLE, COVER AND STAND (ECUELLE 'RONDE TOURNEE' ET SON PLATEAU 'OVAL', 4EME GRANDEUR)

BLUE INTERLACED LS ENCLOSING DATE LETTER Y FOR 1776, PAINTER'S MARK FOR MICAUD PÈRE, GILDER'S MARK FOR CHAUVAUX PÈRE, THE STAND INCISED 4F

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A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU ECUELLE, COVER AND STAND (ECUELLE 'RONDE TOURNEE' ET SON PLATEAU 'OVAL', 4EME GRANDEUR)
Blue interlaced Ls enclosing date letter Y for 1776, painter's mark for Micaud père, gilder's mark for Chauvaux père, the stand incised 4f
The domed cover with gilt berried branch finial, the bowl with entwined branch handles, each piece painted in colors with two loose bouquets reserved on the dark blue ground within kidney-shaped panels edged with a gilt band entwined with berried laurel and linked by a rich foliate scroll suspending gilt garlands, gilt dental rims
4 1/8in. (10.4cm.) high, the ecuelle; 5 1/8in. (13cm.) long, the stand (2)

Provenance

With Nicolier, Paris
Anon. sale; Etude Tajan, Paris, 28 March 1995, lot 85

Lot Essay

Jacques-François Micaud père is recorded at Sèvres 1757-1810 as a painter specializing in flowers and patterns. His mark, either a Maltese cross or a slap-dash X is often confused with that of the flower painter Philippe Xhrouet. However, the date yetter Y for 1776 on the present piece confirms Micaud as its painter, as Xhrouet has left the factory's employ by this date.

Michel-Barnabé Chauvaux père is recorded at Vincennes and Sèvres 1752-1788 as a gilder

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