Lot Essay
The Sèvres Archives Sales Ledger's records (Vy 3 fol. 66): Ventes faites par les marchands depuis le 15 juin jusqu'au 25 octobre 1762 livré a M. Dulac 2 oeufs 7,50 (livres each) 15 (livres in total).
CIRCA 1762-8, THE MOUNTS WITH DECHARGE MARK OF A HOUND'S HEAD FOR JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST
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A GOLD-MOUNTED SEVRES BONBONIERE (OEUF)
CIRCA 1762-8, THE MOUNTS WITH DECHARGE MARK OF A HOUND'S HEAD FOR JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST
Oviform, with a hinged mount engraved with bands of leaves and ribbon, painted with swirling panels of flowers alternating with diaper-pattern sections divided by puce scrolls on a purple sablé ground (some wear, the lower part with a faint crack from rim)
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 1762-8, THE MOUNTS WITH DECHARGE MARK OF A HOUND'S HEAD FOR JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST
Oviform, with a hinged mount engraved with bands of leaves and ribbon, painted with swirling panels of flowers alternating with diaper-pattern sections divided by puce scrolls on a purple sablé ground (some wear, the lower part with a faint crack from rim)
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high
Provenance
With Adrian Sassoon, London.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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