Lot Essay
Decoration similar to that on the present large cooler is usually found on Sèvres tea and coffee wares of the mid 18th century. See Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain from a New England Collection, Christie's, New York, 5 May 1999, lot 70 for a sugar-bowl and cover dated 1757-1758 and painted by Vincent Taillandier.