Lot Essay
Etienne Evans is recorded as a painter at Vincennes and Sèvres specializing in birds, animals and flowers 1752-1807.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU CUP AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SA SOUCOUPE, 4EME GRANDEUR)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER N FOR 1766 AND PAINTER'S MARK FOR EVANS TO BOTH, THE CUP INCISED AR, THE SAUCER 3
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A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU CUP AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SA SOUCOUPE, 4EME GRANDEUR )
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER N FOR 1766 AND PAINTER'S MARK FOR EVANS TO BOTH, THE CUP INCISED AR, THE SAUCER 3
Painted with birds in landscape vignettes reserved within chased bands on the rich blue ground further gilt with a entwined ribbons centering dots on a seeded band, gilt dentil rims
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER N FOR 1766 AND PAINTER'S MARK FOR EVANS TO BOTH, THE CUP INCISED AR, THE SAUCER 3
Painted with birds in landscape vignettes reserved within chased bands on the rich blue ground further gilt with a entwined ribbons centering dots on a seeded band, gilt dentil rims
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)