A Sevres compotier 1775 - from a Nobleman's service
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Description: The border with edging; consisting of double scalloped blue lines enclosing a scalloped, featd gilt line with a suspended polychrome flower garland at blue spikes. A lovely center trophy of flowers and garden implements. Condition: Unfortunately....not good. Broken into three pieces and "museum" repaired. Noticeable up close, from the front and very distinct from the back...as you can see in the photos. The painting is extremely well done and fresh....the gilding has only some rub spots....tfore IT IS WELL WORTH RESTORING! Marks: Double L's w/ date letter and the marks of 4 different decorators. They are: Bertrand=flowers, Chulot=flowers, Mutel=trophy and the best gilder of the factory (IMHO) Le Guay=gilding. This piece took a lot of time and cost a lot of money to make. Provenance A service of this description was sold on 23rd June 1774 to James Ogilvy, the 7th (and last) Earl of Findlater and 4th Earl of Seafield, who principally lived on the Continent after 1769. The service was sold with biscuit groups, and in 1777 it appears that a supplement of 4 jattes anglaises and 4 compotiers ovales was probably acquired, possibly via the marchand-mercier Bazin. But it is still not certain if the present lot once formed part of this service. See David Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services of the 18th Century (2005), Part 5,
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