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See Michael Bloit, Trois Siecles de Porcelain de Paris, Paris, 1988, for a similar coffee-pot by Locré.
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CIRCA 1820
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A PARIS CUSTARD-GROUND COFFEE-POT AND COVER
CIRCA 1820
With finial formed as a displaying eagle, the waisted neck applied with a gilt strap handle with mask terminal, the spout formed as open-mouthed griffin head with gilt neck, painted en grisaille with a band of leafy vine, supported by three addorsed gargoyles on a circular base
9½ in. (24 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1820
With finial formed as a displaying eagle, the waisted neck applied with a gilt strap handle with mask terminal, the spout formed as open-mouthed griffin head with gilt neck, painted en grisaille with a band of leafy vine, supported by three addorsed gargoyles on a circular base
9½ in. (24 cm.) high (2)