A VINCENNES BLEU CELESTE PIERCED OCTAFOIL SHALLOW BASKET FROM THE LOUIS XV SERVICE (corbeille octagone), the border pierced with double gadroons divided by pierced bleu celeste anthemion surmounted by gilt and bleu celeste foliage scrolls, the exterior with the bleu celeste and gilt counterchanged and above a band of bleu celeste basketweave between bands of gilt and white rope-twist ornament, painted with a central bouquet including a yellow rose, a poppy and trailing blue, purple and red flowers and grasses (small part of rim lacking above a pierced anthemion), blue interlaced L marks enclosing B for 1754, painter's mark of Rosset, incised P

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A VINCENNES BLEU CELESTE PIERCED OCTAFOIL SHALLOW BASKET FROM THE LOUIS XV SERVICE (corbeille octagone), the border pierced with double gadroons divided by pierced bleu celeste anthemion surmounted by gilt and bleu celeste foliage scrolls, the exterior with the bleu celeste and gilt counterchanged and above a band of bleu celeste basketweave between bands of gilt and white rope-twist ornament, painted with a central bouquet including a yellow rose, a poppy and trailing blue, purple and red flowers and grasses (small part of rim lacking above a pierced anthemion), blue interlaced L marks enclosing B for 1754, painter's mark of Rosset, incised P
23.5cm. wide

Lot Essay

According to the sales records for 31 December 1755 the delivery to the King Louis XV contained four corbeilles octagones at 300 livres each, the present basket would appear to be the only example known of this form from the service

Pierre-Joseph Rosset, working period 1753-95

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