CIRCA 1783, BLUE CROWNED INTERLACED L'S MARK, DATE LETTER FF, PAINTER'S MARK FOR BOUILLAT PERE

The present candlestick appears to form a set with a pair sold Christie's, London, 16 November 2010, lot 106. The three examples appear to be unique and the form does not appear to be recorded in the archives at Sèvres. It is possible the candlesticks were created to form part of a déjeuner decorated with cornflowers, and if this was the case a separate archival entry may not have been recorded for them. As the candlesticks were made in the same year and have the same decoration as the dinner-service ordered by Marie Antoinette, it is interesting to speculate whether the recipient for these candlesticks may have been the same as the service.
Edme-François Bouillat père, is recorded as a painter of flowers Sèvres from 1758-1810.