A FAMILLE ROSE 'LA SERVANTE JUSTIFIEE' BOWL

CIRCA 1755

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A FAMILLE ROSE 'LA SERVANTE JUSTIFIEE' BOWL
CIRCA 1755
Of fluted form, enamelled on one side with a maidservant reclining on a terrace about to be embraced by a gentleman, the other side with seated lovers, he playing the lyre, the interior with a carp, its rim with a gilt and iron-red spearhead band
9 3/8 in. (23.7 cm.) diameter

Provenance

with The Chinese Porcelain Company
J. Louis Binder Collection

Lot Essay

La Servante Justifiée, a semi-scandalous fable of the Conte de Fontaine, was painted by both Lancret and Fragonard. The seated lovers are seen in a dish from the Damon collection illustrated by Hervouët, op. cit., p. 192.

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