Sucrier stand
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1775 - 1825
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
64 mm (Height); 152 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Vincennes
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Saltram, Devon
NT 870775.3
Summary
Sucrier stand - Part of a sucrier, cover and stand from the Sevres factory. Painted with cupids and bouquets of flowers and fruit in white gilt-framed reserves against a blue celeste ground, the bowl having entwined handles and the lid handle formed of leafage and fruit picked out in gilt. It is possible that the decoration of this piece is of a later date than the porcelain.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1957 and formed part of the Endowment to NT by Montagu Brownlow Parker (178-1962), 5th Earl of Morley.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , potter