A PAIR OF SEVRES BLEU CELESTE SHAPED-CIRCULAR STANDS
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A PAIR OF SEVRES BLEU CELESTE SHAPED-CIRCULAR STANDS

1769, BLUE INTERLACED LS, DATE LETTER P, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR MME BOUILLAT, INCISED SCRIPT E MARKS

Closed17 November 2009

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A PAIR OF SEVRES BLEU CELESTE SHAPED-CIRCULAR STANDS
1769, BLUE INTERLACED LS, DATE LETTER P, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR MME BOUILLAT, INCISED SCRIPT E MARKS
Each painted with two trailing bouquets of flowers within gilt flower, foliage and palm branch kidney-shaped cartouches, the border gilt with entwined foliage within a shaped gilt dentil rim (some very slight wear to gilding)
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) wide (2)

Most probably acquired by James, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn (1811-1885), later created 1st Duke of Abercorn in 1868, and thence by descent.