15th Jul, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Summer Fine Sale
86
• The Property of a Lady
A Sèvres Porcelain Sucrier and Cover and Tray (Plateau Carré à Joure), painted by Louis-Jean Thevenet, date marks for 1760, the sucrier of ogee form with foliate finial, the rectangular tray with pierced scroll and flowerhead border, each painted with swags of summer flowers suspended from lattice and scrollwork panels, painted marks in blue
25cm wide, later gilt metal-mounted as an inkstand
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Sucrier knop restored with some over spray spreading to the cover, now yellowed. Base free from cracks and repair. Some gilt loss, 9cm high
Tray with repair to one corner. Firing flaws and cracks, particularly to border.
Neither piece appears to have been drilled. The sucriers mounts are bonded with adhesive. The tray mount loose.
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Auction: Summer Fine Sale, 15th Jul, 2023
The Summer Sale at Tennants Auctioneers on 15th July is set to include a fine selection of art and antiques from notable private estates. On offer will be a selection of chattels removed from Aske Hall sold on the instructions of the Trustees of the late 3rd Marquess of Zetland Will Trust, selected items from the Estate of Martin and Felicity Mackintosh of Harrogate, selected items from Nook House, Jesmond Park East, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, The Property of a Lady, and select items from a Property in the Cayman Islands.
These estates will be denoted throughout the online catalogue as follows:
{} A Selection of Chattels removed from Aske Hall, sold on the instructions of The Trustees of the late 3rd Marquess of Zetland Will Trust
^ Selected items from the Estate of Martin & Felicity Mackintosh, Harrogate
~ Selected items from the Cayman Islands
♦ The Selected Contents from Nook House, Jesmond Park East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• The Property of a Lady
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Sunday 9 July to Friday 14 July 11am-4pm and morning of sale from 8am
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