Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 73
A Marseille, Gaspard Robert's factory, faience bouquetière and cover, circa 1770
2 July 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£800 - £1,200
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
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A Marseille, Gaspard Robert's factory, faience bouquetière and cover, circa 1770
Lobed and moulded with three scroll feet and shell- and scroll-moulded rims and two leaf-shaped handles, all heightened in puce, painted with a flower spray, the pierced cover moulded at the back edge with puce-edged leaves surmounted by a rose finial, both twice pierced at the back, 27cm across handles, 23cm high, (some damage and old overpainting) (2)
Footnotes
Provenance:
The Thomas Dormandy Collection of European Faience
A similar boquetière with figural finial is illustrated in A. Lane, French Faïence (1970), no.53a.
