CIRCA 1757-1786, BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING VARIOUS DATE LETTERS AND PAINTER'S MARKS, INCISED LETTERS AND NUMERALS

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A SEVRES COMPOSITE DINNER AND DESSERT-SERVICE
CIRCA 1757-1786, BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING VARIOUS DATE LETTERS AND PAINTER'S MARKS, INCISED LETTERS AND NUMERALS
Painted with bouquets of flowers within blue-line and gilt-dash borders within gilt dentil rims, comprising:
A monteith (seau crénelé) - 11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm.) wide
A pair of two-handled cylindrical ice-pails, covers and liners (seau à topette) - 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Four two-handled bottle-coolers and two zinc liners (seau à liqueur ronde) - 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Two two-handled double-lipped sauceboats (saucière)- 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide
Two triple preserve-pots and covers on lobed triangular fixed stands (plateau à trois pots) - stands 7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) wide
A footed ice-cup stand and eight ice-cups (soucoupe à pied, tasse à glace) - stand 9 in. (22.9 cm.) wide
Three butter-tubs, covers and fixed stands (beurrier) - stand 7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) wide
A pair of oval sugar-bowls and covers and fixed stands (pot à sucre) - stand 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide
Eight shell-shaped dishes (compotier coquilles) - 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) wide
Two shaped square dishes (compotier carré) - 8 3/8in. (21.2 cm.) wide
Six saucer dishes (compotier ronde) - 8 ½ in. (21.8 cm.) wide
Twelve double trencher salts (salière double) - 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) wide
Thirty-three plates (assiette 'unie') - 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide
And a Sèvres-style quatrefoil tureen, cover and fixed stand - stand 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

This extensive composite dinner and dessert-service bears date letters ranging from D for circa 1757 to II for circa 1786 as well as numerous painter's marks, including those for Dominique Joffroy, Claude-Antoine Tardy, Louis-Gabriel Chulot and François-Marie Barrat. A more detailed summary of the date letters and painter's marks on individual pieces is available with the condition report.

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