Vincennes Sevres Sugar Bowl and Cover (Pot a Sucre) 1755

Description

Heading :  Vincennes Sevres Sugar Bowl and Cover (Pot a Sucre Bouret) 1754
Date : c1754
Period : Louis XV
Marks : Underglazed blue interlaced L’s mark and onglaze blue year mark B
Origin : Vincennes. France
Colour :Polychrome and gilt

Pattern: Pairs of exotic birds in flight within shaped panels outlined with elaborate foliage in tooled gilt and reserves of ‘Bleu Lapis’
Features : Dentil gilded rim to cover and rim of bowl. gilded foot rim. applied dahlia finial with gilded stalk and leaves.
Condition : Good
Restoration : A break in the cover has been professionally restored. This is only visible from beneath the lid
Dimensions : Approx 11cm height. 7.6cm diameter
Weight : 165 grams

For a Pot a Sucre of identical form and relevant in depth discussion – but with tooled gilt birds in flight – in the Wallce Collection See The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Sevres Porcelain Volume II No C377 Pagees 572.573 and 574