A Sèvres écuelle cover and stand, 'écuelle ronde tournée et plateau ronde', circa 1763
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May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of the third size, decorated with frises riches borders of blue and gilt-edged puce shells alternating with trelliswork panels entwined with purple ribbon above a pendant flower garland, the rims with a blue-ground arched border with gilt trelliswork, the écuelle with interlaced Ls enclosing date letter K above the painter's mark of a cross for Jacques-François Micaud in blue, incised marks to écuelle
Width of écuelle 17.2 cm., 6 3/4 in.
Diameter of stand 19.8 cm., 7 3/4 in.
In the 1760s, the artists at Sèvres invented innovative types of textile-related patterns which are sometimes referred to in the factory archives as ‘frises riches’ (rich friezes) or ‘étoffe riche’ (rich fabric). These descriptions indicate precisely executed complex patterns in colourful enamels with gold highlights, intended to imitate woven ribbons and silk damask. They are typically associated with useful domestic wares such as teawares and broth bowls. For a discussion of this type of decoration see Catrin Jones, ‘Painted Luxury: textile imitations as decoration’, French Porcelain Society Journal, vol. V, 2015, pp. 179-96. Jacques-François Micaud was active at Sèvres from 1757 to 1810, and specialised in flowers and patterns.
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