Lot Essay
The present sugar-bowl, a teapot from the collection of Elizabeth Parke Firestone (Christie's New York, 21-22 March 1991, lot 286) and a coffee-cup and saucer in the Victoria & Albert Museum would appear to have originally formed part of the same djeunr
Jewelled ceramic decoration was invented circa 1781 at Svres by Cotteau. Drops of coloured enamel were applied and fused over gold or silver foil. A similar process seems to have been in use earlier at St. Cloud and in Germany.
Pierre-Thodore Buteux known as Thodore, recorded at Svres as a painter and a gilder, 1765-1784
Henry-Franois Vincent, le jeune and later pre, recorded as a gilder at Vincennes and Svres 1753-1800.
Jewelled ceramic decoration was invented circa 1781 at Svres by Cotteau. Drops of coloured enamel were applied and fused over gold or silver foil. A similar process seems to have been in use earlier at St. Cloud and in Germany.
Pierre-Thodore Buteux known as Thodore, recorded at Svres as a painter and a gilder, 1765-1784
Henry-Franois Vincent, le jeune and later pre, recorded as a gilder at Vincennes and Svres 1753-1800.