British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 30th April 2024
Lot 375
A good pair of Tournai coffee cups and saucers, c.1770, the generous forms painted in the manner of
Estimate £600 - £800
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Description
A good pair of Tournai coffee cups and saucers, c.1770, the generous forms painted in the manner of Michel-Joseph Duvivier with figures before harbours and ruins, in purple camaieu, each vignette underlined with a gilt motif, gilt crossed swords and + marks, 14.5cm. (4)
The decoration here is very similar to that on a service recorded in Christine Deroubaix, Les Porcelaines des Tournai de Musée de Mariemont, nos.229-232, with an example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. C.78-1969. Duvivier is thought to have worked at the Chelsea factory before working at Tournai between 1763 and 1771.