Lot Essay
Étienne Evans a painter at Vincennes and Sèvres, active 1752-1806.
Details
A PAIR OF SÈVRES BLEU CÉLESTE QUATREFOIL SUGAR-BOWLS, COVERS AND STANDS
CIRCA 1770, BLUE INTERLACED L'S AND PAINTER'S MARK FOR EVANS, ONE STAND INCISED GP, THE OTHER SP AND 6C
Of oval quatrefoil shape with entwined loop handles, each piece painted with two panels of single exotic birds in wooded landscapes within ciselé band cartouches, each with three floral sprays above and to each side, gilt dentil rims (some wear to gilding)--9¼in. (23.5cm.) wide (2)
CIRCA 1770, BLUE INTERLACED L'S AND PAINTER'S MARK FOR EVANS, ONE STAND INCISED GP, THE OTHER SP AND 6C
Of oval quatrefoil shape with entwined loop handles, each piece painted with two panels of single exotic birds in wooded landscapes within ciselé band cartouches, each with three floral sprays above and to each side, gilt dentil rims (some wear to gilding)--9¼in. (23.5cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
Rothschild Collection
The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection, Chrisitie's New York, March 21-22, 1991, lot 253
The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection, Chrisitie's New York, March 21-22, 1991, lot 253
Exhibited
Detriot Institute of Arts, 1956, no. 412a&b