Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 64
A Saint-Cloud beaker and trembleuse saucer, circa 1710-30
1 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
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Raphael Machiels
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A Saint-Cloud beaker and trembleuse saucer, circa 1710-30
The cup and saucer decorated with underglaze-blue grotesque 'Berainesque' ornament, the cup: 7.5cm high, the saucer: 13.5cm diam, collector's labels to base (2)
Footnotes
Provenance
Christophe Perlès Collection, sold by Pecheteau-Badin, 26 November 2018, lot 74
Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, Vol.2, 2021, p361, fig.a
The blue and white ornamental programme on this beaker and saucer are usually referred to as 'Berainesque', referring to Jean Berain (1640-1711), the court designer of Louis XIV who produced designs with elaborate floating scrollwork, architectural elements, and masked creatures. However, Clare Le Corbeiller has identified the motifs used at Saint Cloud with the lesser known architect, designer, and publisher Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau's Petits Grotesques, 1550, and Livre des Grotesques, 1566, citing the flatness and strong linear tendency of the motifs compared to Berain's (see Bertrand Rondot (ed.), Discovering the Secrets of Soft-Paste Porcelain, the Saint Cloud Manufactory ca. 1690-1766, 1999, pp.43-44).
An identical beaker and trembleuse saucer are in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (inv. no.8836).
Important Notice to Buyers
Condition is not specified in the lot cataloguing. Please request a condition report.