Lot Essay
The decoration on the present pot-à-jus is similar in palette and style to the work of André-Vincent Viellard, active 1752-1790
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A SÈVRES BLEU NOUVEAU JUICE POT AND COVER (POT À JUS ET COUVERCLE)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER H FOR 1760, UNIDENTIFIED PAINTER'S M., INCISED YO
Painted in colours with two figures by a cottage on the banks of a stream, mountains and a village in the background, within a gilt rocaille scroll cartouche, with gilt scroll handle and gilt dentil rim, the domed cover with gilt berry finial and with a band of seeded diaper and feuille-de-choux scrolls within a dentil rim, some wear to gilding; together with a Sèvres-style green-ground make-up mortar, painted with flowers within gilt trellis cartouches, large chip to rim restuck, gilding worn
3¼in. (8.2cm.) high, the cup and cover (2)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER H FOR 1760, UNIDENTIFIED PAINTER'S M., INCISED YO
Painted in colours with two figures by a cottage on the banks of a stream, mountains and a village in the background, within a gilt rocaille scroll cartouche, with gilt scroll handle and gilt dentil rim, the domed cover with gilt berry finial and with a band of seeded diaper and feuille-de-choux scrolls within a dentil rim, some wear to gilding; together with a Sèvres-style green-ground make-up mortar, painted with flowers within gilt trellis cartouches, large chip to rim restuck, gilding worn
3¼in. (8.2cm.) high, the cup and cover (2)