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A very rare Vincennes or early Sèvres shuttle circa 1755
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Wilfrid Evill Collection Label
- Porcelain
- 14cm., 5.5in.
navette, the blue ground with sablé gilding and reserved with vignettes of finely painted exotic birds, one end restored
Provenance
Purchased from Lion, Paris, April 1950, for £50.
Condition
The dents de loup gilding around the rims is rubbed and has worn away in a few places. One side of the shuttle has a broken end, the restoration has discoloured to yellow on the exterior. In the interior the fine cracks or breaks radiating from the pointed end of the central support can clearly be seen.
"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 navette in the Musée National de Céramique, see Tamara Préaud, La Porcelaine de Vincennes, p. 183, no. 205.
Shuttles made of precious materials were expensive sewing accessories for fashionable ladies in the eighteenth century. They could be used in the task of unravelling gold and silver thread from garments for re-use, or for tatting. A shuttle made of gold and steel, probably belonging to Madame Victoire, daughter of Louis XV, is in the Wallace Collection (IA10), and another is made of rock crystal and gold with garnets (IA19).