A SEVRES PLAQUE: STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS

CIRCA 1775, INSCIBED IN INK 6 F (?)

Details

A SEVRES PLAQUE: STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS
Circa 1775, inscibed in ink 6 f (?)
Finely painted with a rich still life of flowers beside a vase on a ledge
4½in. (11.3cm.) diam., the plaque; 5 5/8in. (14.3cm.) diam., the frame

Provenance

Anon. sale; Christie's London, 30 June 1986, lot 201

Lot Essay

For similarly richly painted plaques in the tradition of Dutch flower-painting, see The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection; Christie's New York, 21/22 March 1991, lot 281 (an oval plaque 9½in. wide painted at Sèvres by Etienne-Charles Le Guay) and The Victoria Nebeker Ciberly Family Trust; Christie's New York, 23 May 1995, lot 40 (an oval plaque 11 3/8in. wide painted outside the factory by Georgius Jacobius Johannes Van Os).

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