Sevres ewer and basin
Artist: Sèvres Porcelain
Location: Museum of Local History
Date: 1761
Materials: soft paste porcelain
Dimensions: 13 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £625 (Total: £2,500)
Vendor: Kate Foster Ltd
Review number: 3120 (1985)
Provenance:
Kate Foster Ltd.
Description:
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.
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