Lot Essay
Etienne Evans, working at Sèvres 1752-1806.
THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN
Two Sèvres bleu lapis coffee-cans and saucers
1758, BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING DATE LETTER F, PAINTER'S DAGGER MARK FOR EVANS, INCISED CROSS WITHIN CIRCLE MARKS AND TWO BLUE DOT MARKS TO SAUCERS, BLUE &, INCISED REVERSED S AND INDISTINCT BLUE MARK TO ONE COFFEE-CAN, INCISED C, S AND I TO OTHER
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Two Sèvres bleu lapis coffee-cans and saucers
1758, blue interlaced L marks enclosing date letter f, painter's dagger mark for Evans, incised cross within circle marks and two blue dot marks to saucers, blue &, incised reversed S and indistinct blue mark to one coffee-can, incised C, S and I to other
The ear-shaped handles with gilt foliage terminals, each painted with birds in flight within shaped cartouches edged with gilt trailing flowers below gilt dentil rims, the saucers similarly painted within circular cartouches (slight flaking and rubbing to the gilding of the second coffee-can, minute chip to the rim of one saucer, very minor gilded chip to the rim of the other) (2)
1758, blue interlaced L marks enclosing date letter f, painter's dagger mark for Evans, incised cross within circle marks and two blue dot marks to saucers, blue &, incised reversed S and indistinct blue mark to one coffee-can, incised C, S and I to other
The ear-shaped handles with gilt foliage terminals, each painted with birds in flight within shaped cartouches edged with gilt trailing flowers below gilt dentil rims, the saucers similarly painted within circular cartouches (slight flaking and rubbing to the gilding of the second coffee-can, minute chip to the rim of one saucer, very minor gilded chip to the rim of the other) (2)