Lot 100
100
AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED SÈVRES PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE BLUE-GROUND VASE

CIRCA 1873, GREEN PRINTED LOZENGE FOR 1873, SIGNED L. GELY

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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED SÈVRES PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE BLUE-GROUND VASE
Circa 1873, green printed lozenge for 1873, signed L. Gely
Of baluster form, decorated with three grey-ground pâte-sur-pâte panels of doves in landscapes of ruins and vines reserved on the bright blue ground within pink flowering vines with turquoise leaves, the underside of the everted mouth with a peacock-feather motif, the interior glazed in grey, on a Louis XVI style square base
32 5/8in. (83cm.) high)

Lot Essay

The present vase, decorated with an unusual combination of pâte-sur-pâte and barbotine glazes, is typical of the cutting-edge studio ceramics being produced by the Sèvres factory under the directorship of ........