A Sèvres (hard-paste) ‘Beau Bleu’ Écuelle, Cover and Stand

Sèvres, circa 1780

Orange crowned interlaced L’s mark; painter’s mark for Louis-Gabriel Chulot; gilder’s mark for Jean Chauvaux le jeune on both the bowl and the stand.

The cover finial formed as a pomegranate, the bowl and stand with interlaced, pierced leaf handles. Each element is decorated with two gilt kidney-shaped reserves enclosing finely painted still-life scenes on ledges:
– the écuelle depicts allegories of Summer and Fall,
– the cover shows Young Love,
– the stand presents Mature Love.
The reserves are connected by gilded garlands issuing from harebells and suspended from nail-heads.
The interior is scattered with pink roses.

Painter: Louis-Gabriel Chulot, active 1755–1800, known for trophies, floral and ornamental motifs.
Gilder: Jean Chauvaux le jeune, active 1764–1800, a skilled gilder of elaborate Rococo and Neoclassical borders.

Width of the stand: 27.9 cm (11 in.)

Provenance:
– PIASA, Drouot Paris, 29 November 2012, lot 183
– Christie’s, The Collector: English & European Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art, 5 April 2022