The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 06 Feb 2025
A rare St Cloud silver-mounted toilet pot with gold Paillon decoration, c.1715-30, the small
A rare St Cloud silver-mounted toilet pot with gold Paillon decoration, c.1715-30, the small cylindrical form applied with die-stamped appliqués including a camel, birds and other animals beneath trees, the silver mounts with Paris marks for the 1st half 18th century, some repairs, the cover lacking, 4.5cm high.
Cf. Errol Manners, Gold Decoration on French, German, and Oriental Porcelain in the early 18th Century, The French Porcelain Society Journal IV (2011), figs. 11 and 12 for two tobacco jars with similar decoration.