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Lot 730
  • 730

A Sèvres (hard paste) porcelain floral part déjeuner, circa 1778

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

comprising: a two-handled rectangular tray, 33.8 cm. wide, chip, flaking of green enamels; a small teapot and cover, extremity spout lacking, chips to cover; a tripod cream jug; three coffee cans and saucers; crowned interlaced L's in brown, enclosing date letters AA, painter's mark of Étienne-Jean Gremont (10)

Provenance

Paleis Noordeinde

Condition

Overall with slight usual rubbing to the gilding. The tray with a shallow chip (ca. 0.5 x 0.9 cm.) to the gilt upper rim. The floral border with some flaking of the enamels, mainly to the green leaves. A spot of glaze wear to the center. The coffeepot with the top of the spout lacking (polished flat). The cover with two rim chips and a minute chip to a leaf extremity of the finial. The cream jug with a minute chip to the extremity of two flower sprays issuing from the feet.
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