Lot Essay
Jacques Fontaine, recorded at Vincennes and Sèvres 1752-1800 as a versatile painter in various styles, as a specialist in cameos, and as a gilder
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CIRCA 1772, BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARK TO EACH, THE TEAPOT ALSO WITH A BLUE DOT AND INCISED PU; THE CUP AND SAUCER WITH DATE LETTER T FOR 1772, PAINTER'S MARK FOR FONTAINE, THE CUP INCISED DD, THE SAUCER INCISED 6
Details
A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU TEAPOT AND COVER (THEIERE 'CALABRE' SON COUVERCLE) AND COFFEE-CAN AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SA SOUCOUPE, 1ERE GRANDEUR)
Circa 1772, blue interlaced L's mark to each, the teapot also with a blue dot and incised pu; the cup and saucer with date letter T for 1772, painter's mark for Fontaine, the cup incised dd, the saucer incised 6
Painted en grisaille with putti in clouds or with trophies, reserved within berried garland surrounds between gilt lines, the border gilt with entwined laurel garlands below seeded panels, gilt line rims
4¾in. (12.cm) high, the teapot and cover; 3in. (7.6cm.) high, the cup; 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) diam., the saucer (3)
Circa 1772, blue interlaced L's mark to each, the teapot also with a blue dot and incised pu; the cup and saucer with date letter T for 1772, painter's mark for Fontaine, the cup incised dd, the saucer incised 6
Painted en grisaille with putti in clouds or with trophies, reserved within berried garland surrounds between gilt lines, the border gilt with entwined laurel garlands below seeded panels, gilt line rims
4¾in. (12.cm) high, the teapot and cover; 3in. (7.6cm.) high, the cup; 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) diam., the saucer (3)
Provenance
Henry C. and Martha L. Isaacson, Seattle, Washington (the teapot and cover)
With Armin B. Allen, London, February 1985 (the cup and saucer) and May 1989 (the teapot and cover)
With Armin B. Allen, London, February 1985 (the cup and saucer) and May 1989 (the teapot and cover)