Lot Essay
For a related jewelled example in the Musée des Artes Decoratifs in Paris, see Marcelle Brunet and Tamara Preud, Sèvres, Des origines à nos jours (Fribourg 1978), p. 201, no. 232.
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CIRCA 1785, THE CONTEMPORARY FRENCH MOUNTS WITH A LATER FRENCH IMPORT MARK
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A Sevres bleu-celeste gold-mounted oviform vinaigrette
Circa 1785, the contemporary French mounts with a later French import mark
The bleu-céleste lobed borders edged in gilding suspending swags of pink roses, red and blue flowers, the top and bottom with a gilt flowerhead on a bleu-céleste medallion, with hinged bright-cut gold mount and pierced grill engraved with flowers and scrolling foliage, the top with loop finial (some minor rubbing to gilding and scratching to glaze) in a silk-lined leather oviform box
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long
Circa 1785, the contemporary French mounts with a later French import mark
The bleu-céleste lobed borders edged in gilding suspending swags of pink roses, red and blue flowers, the top and bottom with a gilt flowerhead on a bleu-céleste medallion, with hinged bright-cut gold mount and pierced grill engraved with flowers and scrolling foliage, the top with loop finial (some minor rubbing to gilding and scratching to glaze) in a silk-lined leather oviform box
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long