A Sèvres Porcelain Écuelle, Cover and Stand (Écuelle ronde tournée et un plateau ovale), circa 1765
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5,000 - 7,000 USD
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A Sèvres Porcelain Écuelle, Cover and Stand (Écuelle ronde tournée et un plateau ovale), circa 1765
the écuelle, of the third size, the stand, of the second size, vibrantly painted and gilt to imitate silk fabric, the stand with interlaced LL mark enclosing date letter m for 1765 below painter's mark for Charles-Louis Méreaud le jeune (active at Sèvres between 1756-1780, the écuelle with incised mark F.R
width of stand 9 1/8 in.
23.2 cm
By repute, Sir Albert Naylor-Leyland, 2nd Baronet (1890-1952);
The Property of an Italian Lady, Sotheby's, London, 22 May, 2019, lot 438;
Where acquired by the present collector.
In the mid-1760s, Sèvres artists developed a number of innovative textile-inspired decorative schemes, described in the manufactory archives as frises riches and étoffe riche. Characterised by intricately painted polychrome patterns heightened with gilding, these designs were intended to evoke the appearance of luxurious woven ribbons and figured silks. Textiles of this kind were also supplied by the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne for the furnishing of the royal apartments at Versailles. Decoration of this type was particularly favoured for refined domestic wares, including tea services and écuelles. For a discussion of these textile-inspired motifs, see C. Jones, ‘Painted Luxury: Textile Imitations as Decoration’, French Porcelain Society Journal, vol. V, 2015, pp. 179-196.
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