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A Sèvres-style covered cup and saucer probably 19th century
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- cup and saucer both with spurious marks of interlaced Ls with dots enclosing dateletter A for 1753-54, and incised 4, Wilfrid Evill Collection Label
- Porcelain
- cup and cover 8cm., 3¼ in., saucer diameter 12.3cm., 4¾ in.
with scroll handles, decorated with a turquoise bleu céleste ground reserved with birds in flight
Provenance
Purchased from H.E. Backer Antiques, November 1946 for £42.
Condition
The applied leaf spray and flower knop on the cover has one leaf chipped off and another which appears to have been restored and has a chip to its tip. The flower has been detached and has been restored back in place, it also has typical minute chips.
The cup has a little rubbing to the dents de loup gilding inside the rim. The dent de loup gilding around the recessed well on the saucer has some rubbing and wear, and there are a few minor losses to the gilding on the saucer rim itself. There is scratching to the ground in the centre of the saucer.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
For a discussion of the original shape, called tasse à toilette et soucoupe at Vincennes, see Tamara Préaud, Porcelaines de Vincennes, 1977, p. 113-14.