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A Sèvres déjeuner (déjeuner Courteille) dated 1765
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- the tray with interlaced LL's monogram enclosing date letter M, painter's mark 'a comma' in blue, incised marks FR and B; the saucers with incised numeral 6 or 9; one cup with incised mark Jb, the other with O and 3; the sugar bowl with incised mark O, the teapot with incised mark I
- the tray 36cm., 14in. wide
painted by Charles-Louis Méreaud with a colourful frieze comprising garlands of full-blown flowers suspended from shells, the outer borders with oeil de perdrix and pointillé decoration, comprising a tray (plateau Courteille), a teapot and cover (théière Calabre), a milk jug (pot à lait à trois pieds) a sugar bowl and cover (pot à sucre Bouret) and two cups and saucers (gobelets Bouillard et soucoupes) (tray with handle broken and restored, teapot with chipped spout and filled chip to cover, jug with fine crack to interior)
Condition
the tray with one handle broken and restored, with discoloration to the overpainting; the teapot with shallow chip to spout extending to a third of the spout circumference, cover with few minute chips to knop; shallow filled in chip to rim of cover, approx. 1cm. by 0.5cm.Firing crack around top of one foot; small loss to branch at top of the foot of jug where it joins the body.The sugar bowl with a few minute chips to knop of cover, small shallow chip to inner rim (c. 0.4cm.)
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A broth bowl and stand with similar decoration painted also by Méreaud le jeune and dated 1765 was in the Zieseniss Collection, see Christies Paris, 5th December 2001, lot 217.