1755, UNDERGLAZE BLUE INTERLACED LS ENCLOSING DATE LETTER C, UNIDENTIFIED PAINTER'S MARK F, TWO UNDERGLAZE BLUE DOTS TO FOOTRIM, INCISED 3 AND N

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A Vincennes bleu lapis ewer (broc 'Roussel')
1755, underglaze blue interlaced Ls enclosing date letter C, unidentified painter's mark F, two underglaze blue dots to footrim, incised 3 and N
Painted in camaïeu bleu with putti among clouds holding an olive branch and an arrow within richly gilt scroll and diaper-panelled cartouches with trailing gilt flowers, the entwined handle edged in gilding with gilt foliate terminal suspending an entwined flower garland, the lip with gilt dentil and feuilles-de-choux ornament (handle broken off and restored, some re-touching to gilding beneath upper terminal, small chip to rim, some very minor wear to gilding of lower part of two panels)
7½ in. (19 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The broc 'nouvelle forme', as it was first called, was first introduced in November 1753 and from June 1754 was called broc 'Roussel'. It was made in three sizes, of which the present lot is the second size, and was combined with six different types of basin. For a full discussion of this form, see Rosalind Savill, The Wallace Collection, Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain (London, 1988), pp. 697-698.

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