A Clermont-Ferrand blue and white quadrupod armorial tureen, cover and stand

CIRCA 1740, MARKED FL IN BLUE

细节

A Clermont-Ferrand blue and white quadrupod armorial tureen, cover and stand
Circa 1740, marked FL in blue
The shaped oval two-handled tureen decorated with foliate swags suspended from scrolling foliage alternating stylized flowers, the handles shaped as animal's heads, the shaped domed cover with a crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lion supporters, the border decorated in the Moustiers-style and with bun finial, the shaped stand en suite
The stand 48 cm. (18 7/8 in.) wide

拍品专文

Exhibition catalogue, Faïences Françaises XVIe-XVIIIe siècles, Paris (Galeries nationales du Grand Palais), 6 June 1980-25 August 1980, pp. 48-50, no.'s 16-19;
S. de Plas, Les faïences de Nevers (Paris 1984), pp. 68-70

The coat of arms of the Vicomtes de Beaufranchais from the château of Moisse at Bétètte between Chateauroux and Limoges.

See illustration