Teapot
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1785
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
127 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Sèvres
Collection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446265
Summary
This item was stolen at some point in February 1968. If you have any information concerning this item please contact the National Trust at Upton House on 01295 671111 or the Operational Risk Department of the National Trust on 01793 817596. You can provide your information anonymously. You can also email us at Security.office@nationaltrust.org.uk. Thank you for your help. Sevres small teapot painted on a bleu celeste ground with oeil-de-perdrix pattern, the shoulders and border of the lid with a running acanthus arabesque pattern inhabited by birds. Interlaced L's, date letter for 1785, fleur-de-lys painter's mark, perhaps for Taillandier, and gilt mark of Sioux aine.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , manufacturer Vincent Taillandier (Sceaux 1736 - Sèvres 1790), artist Jean-Charles Sioux, aine, gilder