Sevres ewer and basin
- Art Funded
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 13 cm
- Art Fund grant
- £625 (Total: £2,500)
- Vendor
- Kate Foster Ltd
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.
Provenance
Kate Foster Ltd.