Beschreibung:

A SEVRES COMPOSITE DINNER AND DESSERT-SERVICE
CIRCA 1757-1786, BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING VARIOUS DATE LETTERS AND PAINTER'S MARKS, INCISED LETTERS AND NUMERALS
A SEVRES COMPOSITE DINNER AND DESSERT-SERVICE CIRCA 1757-1786, BLUE INTERLACED L MARKS ENCLOSING VARIOUS DATE LETTERS AND PAINTER'S MARKS, INCISED LETTERS AND NUMERALS Painted with bouquets of flowers within blue-line and gilt-dash borders within gilt dentil rims, comprising: A monteith ( seau crénelé ) - 11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm.) wide A pair of two-handled cylindrical ice-pails, covers and liners ( seau à topette ) - 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) high Four two-handled bottle-coolers and two zinc liners ( seau à liqueur ronde ) - 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high Two two-handled double-lipped sauceboats ( saucière )- 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide Two triple preserve-pots and covers on lobed triangular fixed stands (plateau à trois pots ) - stands 7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) wide A footed ice-cup stand and eight ice-cups ( soucoupe à pied, tasse à glace ) - stand 9 in. (22.9 cm.) wide Three butter-tubs, covers and fixed stands ( beurrier ) - stand 7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) wide A pair of oval sugar-bowls and covers and fixed stands ( pot à sucre ) - stand 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide Eight shell-shaped dishes ( compotier coquilles ) - 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) wide Two shaped square dishes ( compotier carré ) - 8 3/8in. (21.2 cm.) wide Six saucer dishes ( compotier ronde ) - 8 ½ in. (21.8 cm.) wide Twelve double trencher salts ( salière double ) - 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) wide Thirty-three plates ( assiette 'unie' ) - 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide And a Sèvres-style quatrefoil tureen, cover and fixed stand - stand 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide This extensive composite dinner and dessert-service bears date letters ranging from D for circa 1757 to II for circa 1786 as well as numerous painter's marks, including those for Dominique Joffroy, Claude-Antoine Tardy Louis-Gabriel Chulot and François-Marie Barrat.