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This Ewer is in outstanding condition and also was completed as an exceptionally lavish example of such a piece in the early 1750s.The painting is not only distinctive of the work of Louis-Denis Armand but also the piece bears his painter's mark of a crescent. Compared to other very fine pieces of his work this is also distinctive as it has not the usual pair of birds in a landscape setting, but six birds occupying the large reserve.

In addition the gilding is a great example of florid rococo design of the period incorporating scrollwork, shell forms, water patterns, flowers, trellis patterns and sanded areas. The ground colour is also applied in a lavish and successful manner.