Hoeschst, huilier-vinaigrier, circa 1770 A Hoechst cruet set, circa 1770

Hoeschst, huilier-vinaigrier, circa 1770

A Hoechst cruet set, circa 1770

The stand moulded with puce-and-turquoise-edged scrollwork with polychrome flowers and scrollwork and shell handles, painted with puce landscape vignettes on the sides and scattered insects, the top twice pierced three times, the oil and vinegar jugs and covers similarly decorated with vignettes with large figures, the covers with gilt-edged rims, the stand: 24cm across, crowned wheel mark in underglaze-blue to the stand and the oil jug, impressed wheel mark to vinegar jug, incised I (the jugs) and HI (one finial broken off) (5)