STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
A SEVRES PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE AND BLUE-GROUND 'COUPE COUTY' PROTOTYPE, CIRCA 1879
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October 21, 05:57 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A SEVRES PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE AND BLUE-GROUND 'COUPE COUTY' PROTOTYPE, CIRCA 1879
designed by Edmé Couty, the lower section of the cup and the neck decorated in white slip with garlands of fruit tied with ribbons, reserved on a pale celadon-ground, incised EL 79 8
height 20⅛ in.
50.8 cm
Known as the prix de Sèvres, this presentation cup and cover was designed by Edmé Couty. It was presented as an award of excellence to the premier laureate group of decorative arts at the Exposition Universelle de Paris, 1878. A design drawing of the form is retained in Sèvres archives, inv. no. 2012.1.5539.