Lot Essay
The corbeilles lozanges were first produced in 1755: Four were ordered 31 December of that year for Louis XV at 480 livres each.
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THE EWER CIRCA 1766, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER N, THE TRAY CIRCA 1771, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER S ABOVE PAINTER'S MARK L, BOTH WITH INCISED NUMERALS
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A SEVRES GILT-METAL-MOUNTED EWER AND COVER AND A SEVRES LOZENGE-SHAPED PIERCED BASKET TRAY (PLATEAU FORME DE CORBEILLE LOZANGE)
THE EWER CIRCA 1766, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER N, THE TRAY CIRCA 1771, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER S ABOVE PAINTER'S MARK L, BOTH WITH INCISED NUMERALS
The ewer decorated with flower garlands beneath blue, pink and puce bands, with a gilt entwined ribbon, the tray decorated with flower sprays within a blue line and gilt-dash border
The ewer - 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
The tray - 11¾ in. (30 cm.) wide
THE EWER CIRCA 1766, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER N, THE TRAY CIRCA 1771, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER S ABOVE PAINTER'S MARK L, BOTH WITH INCISED NUMERALS
The ewer decorated with flower garlands beneath blue, pink and puce bands, with a gilt entwined ribbon, the tray decorated with flower sprays within a blue line and gilt-dash border
The ewer - 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
The tray - 11¾ in. (30 cm.) wide
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