A SEVRES SUGAR-BOWL AND COVER, A CUP AND SAUCER AND A CUP, COVER AND STAND, VARIOUS DATES 18TH CENTURY

A SEVRES SUGAR-BOWL AND COVER, A CUP AND SAUCER AND A CUP, COVER AND STAND, VARIOUS DATES 18TH CENTURY

pot à sucre 'Bouret' of the second size, the pointillé ground reserved with gilt-edged cameo portrait medallions and cartouches of trophies en-grisaille, within gilt garlands of oak leaves between swags suspended from pink bows, the cover adorned with a flower finial, interlaced LL mark in blue enclosing date letter X for 1775, painters mark of five dots for Jacque Fontaine (active as a painter including cameos from 1752-1800), gilder's mark B for Jean-Pierre Boulanger (active as a gilder and painter from 1754-85); the cup, cover and stand, gobelet et soucoupe enfoncé, of the first size, painted with cartouches of birds in landscapes reserved on a bleu nouveau ground gilt with rinceaux above floral swags and a band of meandering interlaced myrtle, interlaced LL marks in blue enclosing date letter Z for 1777, painter's mark N for François-Joseph Aloncle (active as a painter from 1758-81), gilder's mark for Michel-Barnabé Chauvaux l'aîné (active 1752-88); the other cup and saucer, gobelet 'bouillard' et soucoupe, of the first size, similarly painted with birds reserved on a bleu nouveau ground, interlaced LL mark in blue enclosing date letters OO for 1791, painter's mark for Étienne Evans (active 1752-1806), the cup with gilder’s marks for Etienne-Gabriel Girard (active 1762-1800), the saucer with gilder's mark for Henri-Martin Prévost (active 1757-1797)

the sugar bowl 9.5cm., 3¾in. high

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Condition Report:
The cover of the sugar bowl has a 4 cm. wide section of the rim over-painted, it is shallow and disguises minor chipping to the upper surface of the rim. This restoration is visible over the gilt lines and has discoloured over time. The flower finial has minute chipping and flaking to several petals. One leaf tip of the finial is chipped and glazed over at the time of manufacture. The bowl has slight rubbing to the gilt rim of the upper surface and a few scattered scratches to the brown ground of the portrait roundels. Additional images available on request.

gobelet et soucoupe enfoncé: restoration to rim of cover, otherwise in generally good order, slight glaze blemish above the footrim of the stand.
gobelet 'bouillard' et soucoupe: slight wear to saucer, at 1 and 2 o'clock and between 8 and 9 o'clock of the roundel.