Porcelain of Royal and Noble Distinction
Porcelain of Royal and Noble Distinction
A SÈVRES TREFOIL SALT FROM THE DU BARRY SERVICE, 1771
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January 22, 02:01 PM GMT
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3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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A SÈVRES TREFOIL SALT FROM THE DU BARRY SERVICE, 1771
saliere a trois compartiments, painted with blue urn-shaped vases issuing bouquets and linked by floral swags, interlaced L's, painter's mark LB for Jean-Nicolas Le Bel le jeune (active as a painter of flowers and patterns from 1765-93)
8cm., 3 ¼in. high, 10cm., 4in. wide
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See David Peters, Sèvres plates and services of the 18th Century, Little Berkhamstead, 2005, pp. 461-464, no. 71-7 for a discussion of this service where the author lists twelve salières à 3 parties at a cost of 48 livres each.