Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d’oeuvre

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A gilt-bronze mounted Nevers faïence pot-pourri vase, the faïence first half 18th century, the mounts Louis XV, circa 1755

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October 11, 05:25 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 EUR

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Description

A gilt-bronze mounted Nevers faïence pot-pourri vase, the faïence first half 18th century, the mounts Louis XV, circa 1755

the body and cover with a blue and white "décor à la bougie", the gilt-bronze finial, handles, the pierced rim and base with scrolled foliage

height 12½in.; width 7½in.; 32 cm; 19 cm.

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Vase couvert formant pot-pourri en faïence de Nevers et bronze doré, la faïence de la première moitié du XVIIIe siècle, la monture d'époque Louis XV, vers 1755

avec un "décor à la bougie"

height 12½in.; width 7½in.; 32 cm; 19 cm.

Koller Zurich, 22 March 2010, lot 1128.

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Koller Zurich, 22 mars 2010, lot 1128.

Ch. Massin, Les faïences de Nevers et du centre de la France, Paris.

J. M. Taburet, La faïence de Nevers et le miracle lyonnais au XVIe siècle, Paris 1981.

There are few examples of gilt-bronze mounted faïence of Nevers, most of them are in deep blue as imitation of Chinese porcelain. One vase is exhibited at Waddesdon Manor (see G. de Bellague, The James A. de Rothschild collection at Waddesdon Manor; Furniture, Clocks and Gilt-Bronzes, vol; II, London, 1974, n°204, p. 769), another one from the Hodgkins collection sold Sotheby's London, 1st July 1966, lot 28, and a pair of vases from the Laura collection offered Sotheby's Paris, 27 June 2001, lot 55. This pot-pourri is the only example recorded.

The so-called "décor à la bougie" is made up of spots of white paint placed irregularly on the blue background. We can see that Nevers has been able to use the charm given off by a setting which seems to be the result of a certain chance rather than the indisputable meticulousness which presided over the elaboration of most of the earthenware decorations of the 18th century.