Lot Essay
Philippe Xhrouuet, père, was a very versatile painter who was active at Sèvres from 1750 to 1775. His subjects included flowers, patterns, birds, figures and landscapes.
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1768, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER P, PAINTER'S MARK OF A CROSS FOR PHILIPPE XHROUUET, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS TO ECUELLE AND STAND
Details
A SEVRES ECUELLE, COVER AND STAND (ECUELLE 'RONDE TOURNEE' ET PLATEAU 'OVALE' 2EME GRANDEUR)
1768, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER P, PAINTER'S MARK OF A CROSS FOR PHILIPPE XHROUUET, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS TO ECUELLE AND STAND
The écuelle with entwined branch handles, painted with entwined C-scrolls of leafy green laurel and gilt laurel scrolls forming a border of cartouches each with a circular flower garland suspended in the centre, between blue-ground borders gilt with wave scrolls and foliage, the cover with a laurel branch finial, gilt rims (very slight wear to gilding, light scratching to glaze on underside of stand)
The stand 8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) wide
1768, BLUE INTERLACED L MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER P, PAINTER'S MARK OF A CROSS FOR PHILIPPE XHROUUET, VARIOUS INCISED MARKS TO ECUELLE AND STAND
The écuelle with entwined branch handles, painted with entwined C-scrolls of leafy green laurel and gilt laurel scrolls forming a border of cartouches each with a circular flower garland suspended in the centre, between blue-ground borders gilt with wave scrolls and foliage, the cover with a laurel branch finial, gilt rims (very slight wear to gilding, light scratching to glaze on underside of stand)
The stand 8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Earl of Harewood, Harewood House, Yorkshire; sale Christie's, London, 1 July 1965, lot 24.
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Emma Durkin
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