Ewer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1765
Materials
Porcelain, Silver
Measurements
230 x 160 x 140 mm
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Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771407
Summary
Sevres ewer, or pot à eau, of pear shape with beau bleu ground, the panels painted in colours with bouquets of flowers, the ground gilt with laurel foliage and Vitruvian scrolls round the top, with matching cover attached with silver gilt hinge
Provenance
Part of the Jersey bequest, March 1993
Marks and inscriptions
Interlaced Ls with the date letter M for 1765, painted by Mereau jeune. cs impressed
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory