Sèvres Porcelain
A French 18th Century Soft-Paste Sèvres Porcelain Ice Cooler, 1771
H19.5 W23 D20 cm
H.7 5/8 W.9 D.7 7/8 in
H.7 5/8 W.9 D.7 7/8 in
9243
GBP £ 6,500.00
Literature
A Sorbet Cooler with lid and liner (seau à glaces) with factory marks in blue with the date-letter S for 1771, painter's mark y for Edme-François Bouillat (active at Sèvres 1758-1810) or his wife (active at Sèvres 1776-98).
Decorated with bleu Fallot incrusté ground and sprigs of flowers in natural colours. A service of this pattern was sold in 1771 by the Sèvres porcelain factory to the Parisian dealer Simon Poirier and a large group of these are in the collection of the late Marjorie Merriweather Post at Hillwood House, Washington DC.