A SEVRES SUGAR BOWL AND COVER, 1775 |

pot à sucre 'Bouret' of the second size, the pointillé ground reserved with gilt-edged cameo portrait medallions and cartouches of trophies en-grisailles, within gilt garlands of oak leaves between swags suspended from pink bows, the cover adorned with a flower finial, interlaced LL mark in blue enclosing date letter X for 1775, painters mark of five dots for Jacque Fontaine (active as a painter including cameos from 1752-1800), gilder's mark B for Jean-Pierre Boulanger (active as a gilder and painter from 1754-85)

The cover of the sugar bowl has a 4 cm. wide section of the rim over-painted, it is shallow and disguises minor chipping to the upper surface of the rim. This restoration is visible over the gilt lines and has discoloured over time. The flower finial has minute chipping and flaking to several petals. One leaf tip of the finial is chipped and glazed over at the time of manufacture. The bowl has slight rubbing to the gilt rim of the upper surface and a few scattered scratches to the brown ground of the portrait roundels. Additional images available on request.
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