A SEVRES (HARD PASTE) COFFEE-CAN AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SA SOUCOUPE, 1ERE GRANDEUR)

CROWNED BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARK ENCLOSING IRON-RED DATE LETTER U FOR 1773, PAINTER'S MARK FOR CASTEL, GILDER'S MARK FOR VINCENT, THE CUP INCISED CC

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A SEVRES (HARD PASTE) COFFEE-CAN AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SA SOUCOUPE, 1ERE GRANDEUR)
Crowned blue interlaced L's mark enclosing iron-red date letter U for 1773, painter's mark for Castel, gilder's mark for Vincent, the cup incised cc
The cup finely painted in colors and enriched in gilt with a monumental strutting cockerel emblematic of France, the saucer with the landscape vignette of a bird perched in a branch, two birds in flight overhead, each reserved on the white ground within variant surrounds of gilt frises riches in two tones of gold comprised of foliate scrolls, garlands and palm fronds on a seeded or striped ground, gilt line rims
3 1/8in. (7.9cm.) high, the cup; 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.) diam., the saucer (2)

来源

Anon. sale; Christie's Monaco, 2 July 1991, lot 144

拍品专文

It is most rare at Sèvres to find enameled decoration enriched in gilt such as that found on the present example. Its painter, Philippe Castel, is recorded working at the factory 1771-1797 as a painter specializing in flowers, birds and landscapes. The gilder, Henry-François Vincent père, is recorded at Vincennes and Sèvres as working in this capacity 1753-1800.

Factory payment records for 1774 indicate that Castel was paid overtime (en extraordinaire) for pieces including gobelets 'Litron' decorated with birds (M.N.S Archives, Carton F16). Our thanks to Madame Tamara Préaud for her assistance in this research

A hard paste cup and saucer of the third size, also dated 1773 and similarly painted by Castel, gilt by Nicolas Schrader and from the collection of Charles-Otto Zieseniss was sold Christie's Paris, 6 December 2001, lot 313.