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Lot 217

A Sèvres cooler from the service for M. Piccaluga, circa 1788

5 July 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A Sèvres cooler from the service for M. Piccaluga, circa 1788

Seau ovale à liqueur, painted with a border of small red and yellow flower bouquets, underneath a gilt-edged blue band embellished with a gilt frieze of lyres, a second such band above the base, with a metal insert, 31cm across handles, incised marks (restored crack to one side)

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Provenance:
Purchased by Francesco Maria Ignacio Piccaluga on 8 August 1788

M. Piccaluga was a banker (trader) from Genoa, described in the sales registers as a négociant. Another service which seems to have been of identical decoration, but included a smaller number of service components, was acquired by the Marquis de Néelle in July of the same year. However, seaux ovales (four in the service) were only included in the delivery to M. Piccaluga. See David Peters, Sèvres Plates and Services of the 18th Century (2005), IV, pp.857-861, for a list and discussion on both services.

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