Lot 209
An Associated Pair of French Faïence Covered Coupes, c. 1750, Moustiers, full underglaze umber mark of Olerys and Laugier (with associated painter's symbol), delicately painted with Chinoiserie motifs and vignettes, the intact matching cover with polychrome finial, height 13 in., diameter 8 3/4 in.; the second a later copy with similar but heavier potting and decoration (height 13 1/4 in., diameter 8 3/4 in.); together with a very fine curvilinear octagonal covered box, underglaze sepia mark of Olerys and Laugier, c. 1740s, décor aux guirlandes, the cover with medallion vignettes of putti in landscapes (lacking finial, height 4 1/2 in., 5 1/2 in. square); and also with a separate urn or vase cover of similar décor, full cover underglaze sepia mark of Olerys and laugier (with associated painter's symbols), height 2 3/4 in., diameter 7 1/2 in. Reference: For the coupes, Boone Collection (Los Angeles, 1998), p. 54, color pl. 26-27; for the box and separate cover, Grand Livre de la Faïence Française, (Fribourg, 1986), p. 148, color pl. 177 (an almost identical cover on a basin with similar décor aux guirlandes).
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