A SEVRES SEAU A LIQUER

A SEVRES SEAU A LIQUER

DATE CODE FOR 1769

the oval body painted with rose sprigs beneath a border of gold and enamel spots and dots, a removable pierced divider, interlaced Ls enclosing the date letter 'Q' (2)

30.5cm

Catalogue Note

This Seau a Liquer is probably from a service delivered in 1769 to "Milord Comte D'harcout", probably Simon, 1st Earl Harcourt, British Ambassador to France between 1769 and 1772.

See David Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services of the 18th Century, vol. II, rev. ed. 2015, 69-5.