Lot Essay
A tureen of similar form is illustrated by L'Abbé G. Arnaud d'Agnel, La Faience et la Porcelaine de Marseille (Paris, n.d.), pl. XXXI, no. 6.
.jpg?w=1)
CIRCA 1760, MANGANESE X TO INTERIOR OF TUREEN AND T TO COVER
Details
A MARSEILLES (VEUVE PERRIN) FAIENCE TWO-HANDLED TUREEN AND COVER
CIRCA 1760, MANGANESE X TO INTERIOR OF TUREEN AND T TO COVER
Of shaped quatrefoil section, painted with loose bouquets and flowers issuing from the handle terminals, above a puce feuilles-de-choux border and four foliate feet, the waved puce rim extending into two foliate down-turned loop handles, the quatrefoil domed cover with flowers below five shell finials (slight flaking and chipping to extremities, tureen with one foot repaired, crack to lower part, cover with small crack to centre, restoration to central shell, chip to rim)
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 1760, MANGANESE X TO INTERIOR OF TUREEN AND T TO COVER
Of shaped quatrefoil section, painted with loose bouquets and flowers issuing from the handle terminals, above a puce feuilles-de-choux border and four foliate feet, the waved puce rim extending into two foliate down-turned loop handles, the quatrefoil domed cover with flowers below five shell finials (slight flaking and chipping to extremities, tureen with one foot repaired, crack to lower part, cover with small crack to centre, restoration to central shell, chip to rim)
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.