Sevres ewer and basin

Sèvres Porcelain

Museum of Local History

1761

The ewer and basin known as a pot a eau ordinaire, both pieces marked on the base with crossed L's and the date letter I for 1761. The silver mount bears the Paris decharge mark. The decoration is in monochrome of dark and pale pinky-red showing pairs of birds in a landscape. The rims are gilded.

• Medium: soft paste porcelain
• Dimensions: 13 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £625 ( Total: £2,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1985
• Vendor: Kate Foster Ltd

Provenance

Kate Foster Ltd.

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