BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER A FOR 1753-1754, THE MOUNTS CONTEMPORARY
Details
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
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
Sir John Plumb F.B.A., no. 108
Literature
Sir John Plumb, "The Intrigue of Svres", House and Garden, January 1986, p.44, illus.