A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED VINCENNES BLEU LAPIS HOT WATER JUG AND COVER (POT 'A L'EAU TOURNE,' 3EME GRANDEUR)

BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER A FOR 1753-1754, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY

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A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED VINCENNES BLEU LAPIS HOT WATER JUG AND COVER (POT 'A L'EAU TOURNE,' 3EME GRANDEUR)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter A for 1753-1754, the mounts contemporary
Of baluster form, gilt with birds in flight reserved on the dark blue ground within gilt cartouches of grasses and flowers, the thumbpiece as a shell
5.3/8in. (13.6cm.) high overall, the porcelain
Provenance
The 6th Earl of Rosebery; Mentmore, Sotheby & Co. on the premises, 24 May 1977, lot 2002 (#1,400 to Winifred Williams)
Sir John Plumb F.B.A., no. 108
Literature
Sir John Plumb, "The Intrigue of Svres", House and Garden, January 1986, p.44, illus.

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