Lot Essay
The compotier rond form is in keeping with other Sèvres porcelain pieces adopted by the Imperial Porcelain Factory and was used for the dessert table.
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF CATHERINE II, LATE 1770S-1780S
Details
A porcelain compotier
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Catherine II, late 1770s-1780s
Circular, the centre painted with a multi-coloured bouquet of flowers with three small sprays of flowers around the border, marked under base with dark blue underglaze 'E II' and red star
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diameter
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Catherine II, late 1770s-1780s
Circular, the centre painted with a multi-coloured bouquet of flowers with three small sprays of flowers around the border, marked under base with dark blue underglaze 'E II' and red star
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diameter
Literature
Masterpieces of 18th c..., number 77.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that the first line of the catalogue description should read 'A porcelain compotier'. This lot is not sold together with a soup plate.
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