Lot 173
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A PAIR OF VINCENNES SAUCER-DISHES (COMPOTIER À OSIER)

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A PAIR OF VINCENNES SAUCER-DISHES (COMPOTIER À OSIER)
CIRCA 1753, BLUE INTERLACED L'S AND WITH A DOT ABOVE, BETWEEN AND BELOW

Each finely painted in colours in the Meissen style with a bouquet of flowers, scattered sprigs and insects within moulded ozier borders edged with gilding (minute rim chips)--7¼in. (18.5cm.) diam. (2)

Lot Essay

This model existed in three sizes and they cost from 7 livres 10 sols for the third size to 15 livres for the largest

On January 23, 1754 Lazare Duvaux invoiced Mme la Marq. de Pompadour for quatre compotiers à bord d'osier, à fleurs, 84 L.