Live Auction 2350500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, Including Oriental Carpets
NINE SEVRES PORCELAIN DINNER PLATES AND A SLIGHTLY SMALLER PLATE
Lot 500

NINE SEVRES PORCELAIN DINNER PLATES AND A SLIGHTLY SMALLER PLATE

DATE LETTERS FOR 1760, BLUE INTERLACED L'S TO ALL, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR BOUILLAT, FONTAINE, VAVASSEUR AND TWO UNNAMED ARTISTS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS

Closed22 October 2010

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NINE SEVRES PORCELAIN DINNER PLATES AND A SLIGHTLY SMALLER PLATE
DATE LETTERS FOR 1760, BLUE INTERLACED L'S TO ALL, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR BOUILLAT, FONTAINE, VAVASSEUR AND TWO UNNAMED ARTISTS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS
Each finely painted with scattered flower sprigs, the border molded with berried vine enclosed by blue C-scrolls, gilt-line rim
10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) diameter, the dinner plates (10)

Specialist note

Edmé François Bouillat is recorded at Sèvres as a painter of flowers and birds from 1758-1810.

Jacques Fontaine is recorded at Sèvres as a gilder and painter of flowers, figures, patterns and cameos from 1752-1800.

François Le Vavasseur is recorded at Sèvres as a flower painter from 1753-70 and from 1772-76.