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Pair of Sèvres Pot-Pourris
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This item is no longer available
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Dates
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1759
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Dimensions
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23.50cm high
(9.25 inches high)
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Medium
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Porcelain
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Origin
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France
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Description
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Pair of early Sèvres soft-paste porclain pot-pourris 'Pompadour' (Troisième grandeur), 3rd size, painted with fruit and flowers.
Date letter F for 1759
Painters mark for Charles-Louis Méreaud le jeune (Active 1756-80) Painter - Flowers, patterns.
Literature: R. Savill, The Wallace Collection Catalogue of Sèvres Porcelain Vol. I pp.127-135., and A. Sassoon, The J. Paul Getty : Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain, p. 12 -16 19 for discussion on this pot pourri shape.
Interestingly, one of the underside’s of the base is glazed, whilst the other is unglazed.
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Condition
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Replacement covers made in the 19th century (one restored)
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