Lot Essay
A detailed listing of the artists whose marks appear on the present service and the dates they are recorded at the factory is available from the ceramics department as part of the condition report.
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CIRCA 1761-1793, BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING VARIOUS DATE LETTERS, PAINTER'S AND GILDER'S MARKS FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ARTISTS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS
Details
A SEVRES ASSEMBLED 'FEUILLE DE CHOUX' PART DINNER SERVICE
Circa 1761-1793, blue interlaced L's enclosing various date letters, painter's and gilder's marks for a variety of different artists, various incised marks
En suite to the preceding lot, comprising:
Three ice-pails, covers and liners (seaux à glace couverts avec leurs interieurs), the bracket handles enriched with blue-line-and-gilt-dash decoration and gilt, 8½in. (21.6cm.) high, 9 3/8in. (23.8cm.) long overall
Two oval bottle coolers (seaux à liqueurs oval), one with a fixed strainer, the other removeable, 11 7/8in. (30.1cm.) long overall
An oval sugar-bowl and cover on fixed stand, (sucrier oval à plateau adérant), 9½in. (24.2cm.)
Two oval sugar-bowls and covers (sucriers oval 'feuille-de-choux'), 6¼in. (15.8cm.) long
Three oval stands (plats oval 'feuille-de-choux'), 9½in. (24.1cm.) long
Two jam-pots on a fixed stand (plateau à deux pots de confiture), 9 5/8in. (24.4cm.) long
Three salts (salières), 3¼in. (8.3cm.) long
A mustard pot and cover (pot à moutarde et sa couvercle), 3¼in. (8.3cm.) high (rim chip to cover)
Four square dishes (compotiers carrés), 8½in. (21.6cm.) square Four shell-shaped dishes, the handles enriched in blue (compotiers coquilles), 8¾in. (22.2cm.) long
Three shell-shaped dishes, the handles enriched in gilt (compotiers coquilles), 8¾in. (22.2cm.) long (the flower painting later in date)
Seven shallow circular dishes (compotiers ronds), 8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) diam.
Three salad bowls (jattes ronds), 9¼in. (23.5cm.) diam.
Three larger salad bowls (jattes ronds), 10½in. (26.7cm.) diam. (one in half and re-stuck)
Twelve soup plates (assiettes creuses), 9½in. (24.1cm.) diam. (one in half and with a stapled repair, another cracked three-quarters across)
Fifty-nine dinner plates (assietes feuille-de-choux), 9½in. (24.1cm.) diam.
Twelve ice cups (tasses à glace), 2½in. (6.4cm.) high (126)
Circa 1761-1793, blue interlaced L's enclosing various date letters, painter's and gilder's marks for a variety of different artists, various incised marks
En suite to the preceding lot, comprising:
Three ice-pails, covers and liners (seaux à glace couverts avec leurs interieurs), the bracket handles enriched with blue-line-and-gilt-dash decoration and gilt, 8½in. (21.6cm.) high, 9 3/8in. (23.8cm.) long overall
Two oval bottle coolers (seaux à liqueurs oval), one with a fixed strainer, the other removeable, 11 7/8in. (30.1cm.) long overall
An oval sugar-bowl and cover on fixed stand, (sucrier oval à plateau adérant), 9½in. (24.2cm.)
Two oval sugar-bowls and covers (sucriers oval 'feuille-de-choux'), 6¼in. (15.8cm.) long
Three oval stands (plats oval 'feuille-de-choux'), 9½in. (24.1cm.) long
Two jam-pots on a fixed stand (plateau à deux pots de confiture), 9 5/8in. (24.4cm.) long
Three salts (salières), 3¼in. (8.3cm.) long
A mustard pot and cover (pot à moutarde et sa couvercle), 3¼in. (8.3cm.) high (rim chip to cover)
Four square dishes (compotiers carrés), 8½in. (21.6cm.) square Four shell-shaped dishes, the handles enriched in blue (compotiers coquilles), 8¾in. (22.2cm.) long
Three shell-shaped dishes, the handles enriched in gilt (compotiers coquilles), 8¾in. (22.2cm.) long (the flower painting later in date)
Seven shallow circular dishes (compotiers ronds), 8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) diam.
Three salad bowls (jattes ronds), 9¼in. (23.5cm.) diam.
Three larger salad bowls (jattes ronds), 10½in. (26.7cm.) diam. (one in half and re-stuck)
Twelve soup plates (assiettes creuses), 9½in. (24.1cm.) diam. (one in half and with a stapled repair, another cracked three-quarters across)
Fifty-nine dinner plates (assietes feuille-de-choux), 9½in. (24.1cm.) diam.
Twelve ice cups (tasses à glace), 2½in. (6.4cm.) high (126)
Provenance
The Estate of Florence J. Gould, sold Sotheby's Monte Carlo, 27 June 1984, lot 1566 (part).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium