Lot Essay
François-Joseph Aloncle, recorded at Sèvres 1758-1781 as a painter specializing in birds, animals and landscapes
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CIRCA 1770, ONE WITH BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER R FOR 1770 AND PAINTER'A MARK FOR ALONCLE, BOTH INCISED H
Details
TWO SEVRES BLEU CELESTE ICE CUPS FROM THE GUSTAV III SERVICE (TASSES 'A GLACE')
Circa 1770, one with blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter R for 1770 and painter'a mark for Aloncle, both incised H
Of campana form, the scroll handles enriched in gilt, painted with an exotic bird in a landscape vignette reserved on an oval panel within a gilt ciselé band on the turquoise ground further gilt with entwined oak swags
2½in. (6.5cm.) high (2)
Circa 1770, one with blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter R for 1770 and painter'a mark for Aloncle, both incised H
Of campana form, the scroll handles enriched in gilt, painted with an exotic bird in a landscape vignette reserved on an oval panel within a gilt ciselé band on the turquoise ground further gilt with entwined oak swags
2½in. (6.5cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection; Christie's, New York 21/22 March 1991, lot 275
Exhibited
Detroit Institute of Arts, 1956, nos. 441 a-b