Lot Essay
Pierre-François Yvernel was active as a painter at Vincennes and Sèvres 1750-1759.
Details
A SÈVRES CYLINDRICAL MUG (GOBLET 'LITRON')
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER F FOR 1758, PAINTER'S MARK FOR YVERNEL, INCISED 4 AND AP
The handle with foliate terminal, edged in gilding and painted in colours with two vignettes of exotic birds in wooded landscapes beneath a gilt dentil rim, scratching to glaze, some wear to gilt rims
4½in. (11.5cm.) high
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER F FOR 1758, PAINTER'S MARK FOR YVERNEL, INCISED 4 AND AP
The handle with foliate terminal, edged in gilding and painted in colours with two vignettes of exotic birds in wooded landscapes beneath a gilt dentil rim, scratching to glaze, some wear to gilt rims
4½in. (11.5cm.) high
Provenance
The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection, Christie's New York, 21-22 March 1991, Lot 219