A VINCENNES BLEU CELESTE TEAPOT AND COVER (THEIERE 'CALABRE', GRANDEUR B)

BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER B FOR 1754, PAINTER'S MARK FOR LEV

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A VINCENNES BLEU CELESTE TEAPOT AND COVER (THEIERE 'CALABRE', GRANDEUR B)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter B for 1754, painter's mark for Lev
The shoulder with a turquoise band extending into cornucopia-shaped panels edged in gilt foliate flowering vines, each cornucopia point issuing colourful flowers, the ear-shaped handle enriched in gilt
5in. (13.3cm.) high

Sale room notice

This teapot and cover are incorrectly labeled in the catalogue photograph as lot 310 rather than 210.

Lot Essay

A similar teapot, part of a boxed travelling service, from the collection of Elizabeth Parke Firestone, was sold Christie's, New York, 21-22 March 1991, lot 192.

Denis Lev, active at Vincennes and Svres as a painter of flowers, patterns and birds, 1754-1793, 1795-1805.

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