Beschreibung:

A PAIR OF SEVRES TWO-HANDLED BLEU CELESTE ICE-PAILS, COVERS AND LINERS (SEAUX ‘A GLACE’) FROM THE CATHERINE THE GREAT SERVICE
CIRCA 1778-1779, ONE WITH BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING DATE LETTERS AA, FB FOR FRANCOIS-MARIE BARRAT, B FOR JEAN-PIERRE BOULANGER AND GREY LG FOR LE GUAY, THE OTHER WITH MAUVE INTERLACED L MARK AND LG FOR LE GUAY, BOTH LINERS WITH MAUVE INTERLACED L MARKS AND LG MARKS FOR LE GUAY
A PAIR OF SEVRES TWO-HANDLED BLEU CELESTE ICE-PAILS, COVERS AND LINERS (SEAUX ‘A GLACE’) FROM THE CATHERINE THE GREAT SERVICE CIRCA 1778-1779, ONE WITH BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING DATE LETTERS AA, FB FOR FRANCOIS-MARIE BARRAT, B FOR JEAN-PIERRE BOULANGER AND GREY LG FOR LE GUAY, THE OTHER WITH MAUVE INTERLACED L MARK AND LG FOR LE GUAY, BOTH LINERS WITH MAUVE INTERLACED L MARKS AND LG MARKS FOR LE GUAY Of urn-shaped form with richly-gilt female herm handles, the gilt-scroll friezes painted with simulated portrait cameos and antique mythological bas reliefs, the lower parts with up-turned gilt laurel leaves, a white beaded border simulating pearls below and at the rim, the covers with gilt fountain handles above a band of flowers enclosed by a frieze of gilt scrolls divided by cameos, amorous and Bacchic trophy medallions and Imperial crowned EII cypher medallions, the exterior of the galleried sides each mounted with four cut hard-paste portrait cameos within gilt-copper laurel garlands, below undulating rims moulded with gilt frozen overflowing water, slight wear to gilding, one seau broken and restored, one liner with restored rim chip and very small restored chipping to edge of well, one cover with stem of finial restored and small restored rim chip 9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high