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Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pair of Candélabra Solon, dated 1862
- stencilled S.62 marks in green, incised h 621 J, one stencilled iron red crowned N and DECORE A SEVRES 62, the other stencilled iron red crowned N and DORE A SEVRES 62
- porcelain, gilt-bronze
- 66.5 x 25.5 cm. (26 ¼ x 10 in.)
designed by Marc-Louis Solon
Provenance
Piasa, Paris, 20 December 1999, lot 26
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Brigitte Ducrot, Porcelaines et Terres de Sèvres au Musée national du château de Compiègne, cat., Paris, 1993, p. 315, no. 255 for a pink ground pair supported on gilt blue-ground porcelain bases
Roberto Polo ed., The Eye, London, 2011, pp. 167, 170-171, illustrated
Roberto Polo ed., The Eye, London, 2011, pp. 167, 170-171, illustrated
Condition
To one figural base, repaired small chip to top rim of socle base, repaired small chip to female figure's drapery. Spray to top of terminal under bronze mount.
The other, repaired chip to lower rim of socle base, spray to top of terminal under bronze mount.
"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
In 1848 the Sèvres manufactory discovered the means of producing a similar ground colour to the popular celadon ground of Chinese ceramics that were being imported into France. It was achieved by adding oxide of chrome into the porcelain body, the resulting colour was frequently used as the base for pâte-sur-pâte decoration, a technique refined by Solon.
According to Ducrot there are only two entries for Candélabra Solon in the Registre des entrée for 1862, one pair for 21st May and a second for the 31st of the same month, each priced at 645 Francs. One pair was sent to London to be exhibited in the International exhibition of the same year. The continuing fashion for this palette is apparent as Sèvres continued its production and included further pieces in the Exposition universelle of 1867. The English journalist and art critic James Dafforne wrote the following of the Sèvres stand that year:
'...we must not omit to mention the beautiful and delicate palish green of some of the Sèvres porcelain; it would be impossible to produce any tint so agreeable to the eye, and so adapted to the requirements of good taste as this.', The Illustrated Catalogue of the Universal Exhibition, Art Journal special supplement, 1867-88, p. 287.
Marc-Louis Solon (1835-1913) joined the Sèvres manufactory in 1857, and worked there until 1870 when he moved to the Minton Factory.
According to Ducrot there are only two entries for Candélabra Solon in the Registre des entrée for 1862, one pair for 21st May and a second for the 31st of the same month, each priced at 645 Francs. One pair was sent to London to be exhibited in the International exhibition of the same year. The continuing fashion for this palette is apparent as Sèvres continued its production and included further pieces in the Exposition universelle of 1867. The English journalist and art critic James Dafforne wrote the following of the Sèvres stand that year:
'...we must not omit to mention the beautiful and delicate palish green of some of the Sèvres porcelain; it would be impossible to produce any tint so agreeable to the eye, and so adapted to the requirements of good taste as this.', The Illustrated Catalogue of the Universal Exhibition, Art Journal special supplement, 1867-88, p. 287.
Marc-Louis Solon (1835-1913) joined the Sèvres manufactory in 1857, and worked there until 1870 when he moved to the Minton Factory.