A Sèvres Porcelain Écuelle, Cover and Stand (Écuelle 'ronde tournée' et plateau 'ovale'), circa 1769
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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A Sèvres Porcelain Écuelle, Cover and Stand (Écuelle 'ronde tournée' et plateau 'ovale'), circa 1769
painted, in imitation of silk fabric, with berried laurel and purple bellflower garlands, alternating with gilt-foliate garlands reserving single roses, the entwined loop and branch handles picked out in gilding, gilt-dentil rims, interlaced LL marks in purple enclosing date letter q for 1769, painter's mark of an X for Jacques-François Micaud père (active at Sèvres between 1757-1810), incised O mark to écuelle, indistinct incised mark, OO or numeral 8 to stand
width of stand 7 1/8 in.
18.2 cm
J.M Béalu et fils, Paris;
From whom acquired by the present collector on 12 October, 2021.
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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