A SEVRES BLEU CELESTE CABARET (DEJEUNER 'LOSANGE A JOUR A ANSES')
1766, BLUE INTERLACED LS ENCLOSING DATE LETTER N, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR ANTOINE-JOSEPH CHAPPUIS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS
Painted with specimen exotic birds perched on trees and within wooded landscape vignettes and gilt oval and circular cartouches, the borders richly-gilt with panels of diaper ornament flanked by gilt scrolls and trailing oak branches from diamond-pattern panels, comprising:
An oviform teapot and cover (théière 'Calabre' et couvercle) (restored chip to tip of spout, cover cracked across and repaired and associated loss to flange)
A circular sugar-bowl and cover (pot à sucre 'Bouret' et couvercle) (slight chipping to foliage of finial)
A coffee-cup and saucer (gobelet 'Bouillard' et soucoupe) (some slight surface scratching)
A two-handled pierced lozenge-shaped tray (plateau losange 'à jour'), the border pierced with foliage within stave ornament (some minute chipping to edge of rim)
The tray 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) wide (4)
A SEVRES BLEU CELESTE CABARET (DEJEUNER 'LOSANGE A JOUR A ANSES')
1766, BLUE INTERLACED LS ENCLOSING DATE LETTER N, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR ANTOINE-JOSEPH CHAPPUIS, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS
Painted with specimen exotic birds perched on trees and within wooded landscape vignettes and gilt oval and circular cartouches, the borders richly-gilt with panels of diaper ornament flanked by gilt scrolls and trailing oak branches from diamond-pattern panels, comprising:
An oviform teapot and cover (théière 'Calabre' et couvercle) (restored chip to tip of spout, cover cracked across and repaired and associated loss to flange)
A circular sugar-bowl and cover (pot à sucre 'Bouret' et couvercle) (slight chipping to foliage of finial)
A coffee-cup and saucer (gobelet 'Bouillard' et soucoupe) (some slight surface scratching)
A two-handled pierced lozenge-shaped tray (plateau losange 'à jour'), the border pierced with foliage within stave ornament (some minute chipping to edge of rim)
The tray 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) wide (4)
.jpg?maxwidth=3840)