Trembleuse cover
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1774
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
40 mm (Height); 90 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771420.1.2
Summary
Sevres trembleuse cover, as part of a set with cup and saucer, goblet a lait a la reine et soucoupe enfonce, , of bucket shape with entwined branch handle, the slightly domed cover with carnation finial, with bleu celeste grounds, the larget panels painted in colours with birds in landscapes, the smaller circular and oval panels gilt with chinoiserie on rust-coloured grounds surrounded by floral garlands.
Provenance
Part of the Jersey bequest, March 1993.
Marks and inscriptions
Interlaced Ls enclosing V for 1774, the decorator's mark an X but the quality of the painting is such that is was possibly decorated slightly later outside the factory.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory