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A Sèvres cup and saucer, circa 1769
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
gobelet 'Calabre' et soucoupe, of the first size, painted with scenes of pairs of figures in landscapes reserved on a beau bleu ground highlighted with gilt swags and lattice, interlaced LL marks in blue containing date letter q for 1769, painter's mark ch for Etienne-Jean Chabry (active as a painter of figures, flowers and patterns from 1764-87), incised M to saucer, indistinct mark to cup perhaps NS
Literature
Newbattle Abbey, Midlothian, Inventory, 1901, p.119, Decorative China in Lady Lothian's Dressing Room & Ante Room; 'Sevres china cup & saucer, gros bleu ground, beautifully painted Watteau subjects, raised gold borders'
Condition
In good condition, no damage noted.
"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
The scene on the cup, 'L’agréable leçon’, is probably from an engraving by René Gaillard after François Boucher, announced in the Mercure de France, February 1758 (See Geoffrey de Bellaigue, French Porcelain in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London, 2009, Vol. III, p. 1021). Chabry also used this subject on a gobelet 'litron' from the previous year, part of the D. M. Currie Bequest in the Victoria & Albert Museum. The subject on the saucer, also after Boucher is probably from an engraving after Demarteau and is known under several titles, 'La Missive', 'Les deaux confidentes' and 'Le Messanger Aile’.
An unmarked cup similar is in the Wallace Collection, see Rosalind Savill, The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain, London, 1988, Vol. II, pp. 537-9, cat. No. C363.
Etienne-Jean Chabry was a painter, gilder and burnisher active at Sèvres 1764-87. He is known for figural subjects, in particular pastoral scenes after Boucher. He worked almost exclusively on teawares and écuelles. Records show he was comparatively poorly paid and this may have led to him leaving the factory in 1787 to become a grocer in the village of Sèvres. He was related to Dodin and Choisy through the marriage of his sisters.
An unmarked cup similar is in the Wallace Collection, see Rosalind Savill, The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain, London, 1988, Vol. II, pp. 537-9, cat. No. C363.
Etienne-Jean Chabry was a painter, gilder and burnisher active at Sèvres 1764-87. He is known for figural subjects, in particular pastoral scenes after Boucher. He worked almost exclusively on teawares and écuelles. Records show he was comparatively poorly paid and this may have led to him leaving the factory in 1787 to become a grocer in the village of Sèvres. He was related to Dodin and Choisy through the marriage of his sisters.