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A SEVRES CUP AND SAUCER CIRCA 1770-75
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- porcelain
- diameter of saucer 5 1/4 in.
- 13.3 cm
(gobelet bouillard et soucoupe) each piece painted with a gilt brickwork pattern between trailing gilt laurel borders on a blue speckled ground, interlaced L's in blue, incised letters.
Provenance
Sold, Christie's, New York, November 18, 1999, lot 249
Collection d'un amateur français, sold, Sotheby's, Monaco, March 3, 1990, lot 169
Condition
Both the cup and the saucer have minor wear to gilding around the rim.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A similarly decorated cup and saucer with a gold and red brick pattern is illustrated by Geoffrey de Bellaigne, French Porcelain in the Collection of her Majesty the Queen, pp. 792-3, cat. no. 196.