A SÈVRES (HARD PASTE) ÉCUELLE AND COVER (ÉCUELLE 'ROND TOURNÉE', PREMIER GRANDEUR)

CROWNED PUCE AND IRON-RED INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER Z FOR 1777, PAINTER'S MARK FOR BUTEUX, GILDER'S MARK POSSIBLY FOR BOULANGER

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A SÈVRES (HARD PASTE) ÉCUELLE AND COVER (ÉCUELLE 'ROND TOURNÉE', PREMIER GRANDEUR)
Crowned puce and iron-red interlaced L's enclosing date letter Z for 1777, painter's mark for Buteux, gilder's mark possibly for Boulanger
With branch handles and gilt pomegranate finial, painted in rich pastels with oval panels of trophies emblematic of Music and Love linked with flower garlands and wreaths, reserved on the white ground gilt with seeded diaper and foliate scrolls
8in. (21cm.) wide overall, 5 3/8in. (14.7cm.) high

Lot Essay

Charles Buteux, père, ainé, active at Sèvres 1756-1782

Buteux was especially noted as the most prolific trophy and attribute painter at the Sèvres factory.

Jean-Pierre Boulanger, active at Vincennes and Sèvres as both a painter and gilder 1754-1785