SEVRES - Lot 585

SEVRES Octagonal soft-paste porcelain compotier with polychrome decoration in the center of a bouquet of roses in a medallion surrounded by a garland of gold foliage on a blue background and surrounded by a sowing of pansies and violets, the rim highlighted with a blue background braid decorated with a garland of gold foliage. Marked: Sèvres R.F., painter's mark Charles-Nicolas Buteux and gilder's mark Vincent. 18th century, circa 1795. L. 22.5 cm. Minor wear. This compotier comes from the service whose decoration is described Pensées et violettes delivered on January 26, 1796 (6 pluviôse an IV) to Madame Lefebvre, marchand-mercier. David Peters, Sevres Plates and Services of the 18th Century, 2015, vol. V, pp 1129-1130, no. 96-4. A drawing of the plate decoration for this service can be found in the album of plate drawings conserved in the archives of the Sèvres manufactory under no. 156.