Lot Essay
A similar sugar-bowl, by Jacques Dubois in 1783 is illustrated in H. Nocq, Le Poinçon de Paris, Paris, 1968, p. 102.
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A LOUIS XVI COVERED SUGAR-BOWL
the bowl, Paris, 1782, maker's mark indistinct, the cover by Noël Neusécourt (Nocq, p. 276), Paris, 1784
Oval-shaped, on four paw-feet, the openwork body pierced with ribbon-tied floral garlands, two vacant and two pierced medallions, the pierced handles formed as entwined flowering branches, the domed cover chased with leaves and with beaded and fluted borders and strawberry finial - 14 cm high
(364 gr)
the bowl, Paris, 1782, maker's mark indistinct, the cover by Noël Neusécourt (Nocq, p. 276), Paris, 1784
Oval-shaped, on four paw-feet, the openwork body pierced with ribbon-tied floral garlands, two vacant and two pierced medallions, the pierced handles formed as entwined flowering branches, the domed cover chased with leaves and with beaded and fluted borders and strawberry finial - 14 cm high
(364 gr)