Lot Essay
The present salt can be confirmed as from the service delivered to the queen, as Tandart is recorded as having painted the triple-salts in the Gustav III delivery.
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BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARK, DATE LETTERS GG FOR 1784 BELOW, PAINTER'S MARK FOR MME. BOUILLIAT, INCISED 5
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A SEVRES TRIPLE SALT FROM THE 'SERVICE DE LA REINE' MADE FOR AND DELIVERED TO MARIE-ANTOINETTE (SALIERE 'A TROIS COMPARTIMENTS')
Blue interlaced L's mark, date letters gg for 1784 below, painter's mark for Mme. Bouilliat, incised 5
Modeled as three conjoined bowls with common tripartite bail handle entwined with gilt ribbon, the bow as a finial, decorated en suite with the preceding lot
3¼in. (8.3cm.) high overall; 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) wide
Blue interlaced L's mark, date letters gg for 1784 below, painter's mark for Mme. Bouilliat, incised 5
Modeled as three conjoined bowls with common tripartite bail handle entwined with gilt ribbon, the bow as a finial, decorated en suite with the preceding lot
3¼in. (8.3cm.) high overall; 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) wide