A Sèvres Porcelain Cup and Saucer (Gobelet 'Litron' et sa Soucoupe, 3ème Grandeur)
Sale 1157 - Property from the Fred and Kay Krehbiel Collection, Part I
Mar 15, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $3,780
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Sèvres Porcelain Cup and Saucer (Gobelet 'Litron' et sa Soucoupe, 3ème Grandeur)
Circa 1784
both bearing blue interlaced Ls with date letters gg below and painter’s mark of a stemmed flower for Bouchet to the right, further incised 26 to the cup and 45 to the saucer; the cup painted within a faux pear and emerald beaded surround with ships coming into a harbor and a blue forked flag flying at the right, the saucer with a ruin and a tree at the right of a riverscape, the border with alternate swags of pink roses and blue cornflowers suspended from vertical ‘stripes’ of entwined berried and gilt laurel, both with gilt dentil rims.
Height of cup 2 3/8 inches; diameter of saucer 4 3/4 inches.
Height of cup 2 3/8 inches; diameter of saucer 4 3/4 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Provenance:
Ursula Riedi, Zurich (the saucer labeled)
Note:
The faux-jewelled surround enclosing the painted scenes is similar to decoration found on services made as gifts from Louis XVI to his queen, Marie Antoinette, and to King Gustave III of Sweden.
Jean Bouchet (active 1757-1793) is recorded at Sèvres as a painter specializing in landscapes, animals, birds, figures and flowers and as a gilder.
Condition Report
Exhibiting negligible wear to the gilding. Scattered pitting to sides of cup and saucer. Examination under UV light does not show evidence of repair nor restoration. Additional images available upon request.
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