A Sèvres two-handled circular écuelle, cover and stand, third quarter 18th century

écuelle ronde tournée and plateau ovale, of the second size, painted in the manner of André-Vincent Vielliard, with a trellis and floret diaper green ground enriched in puce and gilding, reserving shaped oval panels garden landscapes including a beehive, baskets of produce and garden implements , the cover with foliate and berry handles, incised IS and another illegible mark to écuelle, incised L mark to inside edge of footrim to stand, unmarked,

In overall good condition. The stand with some typical rubbing to enamels at central roundel, and some minute rubbing to gilding on rim of écuelle.
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Such scenes which feature scattered gardeners tools are typical of the work by the artist André-Vincent Vielliard, who formally worked as a painter of fans, and was active at the Sèvres porcelain factory as a painter and gilder from 1752-90. A comparable two-handled circular écuelle, cover and stand, painted with garden scenes by Viellard, reserved on a Taillandier ground was sold at Christie's Monaco, 7th December 1987, lot 232.