British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 29th April 2025
Lot 329
A large and rare Sèvres two-handled cup and stand (tasse a l'Etrusque et soucoupe), c.1793, in the
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £5166
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Description
A large and rare Sèvres two-handled cup and stand (tasse a l'Etrusque et soucoupe), c.1793, in the Etruscan style, finely painted with fruit on a marble plinth within wide borders of pink rose sprigs and garlands on decorative gilt grounds reserving small panels of heartsease and cornflower, within narrow claret bands, blue interlaced Ls marks and painter's mark for Jacques-François-Louis de Laroche, gilders marks for Henri-Martin Prevost l'aine, 17.5cm. (2)
Cf. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, Inventory No. 31657 for a cup and saucer of the same shape.