A SUCRIER AND COVER

A SUCRIER AND COVER, PROBABLY SÈVRES, THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, REDECORATED BY THOAS MARTIN RANDALL, C1840 painted to one side with Putto and the other with a musical trophy, 9.5cm hSeveral Sèvres pieces of this shape have been seen with characteristic Randall turquoise ground and gilding , as on the fan plaque and lot 267. On this one, the pink ground and emphasised gilding, the reverse of musical instruments, etc, is done in great detail, even musical notes on the sheet, suggesting it may be the work of the fine draughtsman artist Philip Ballard. 1993, p42, a very similar musical reserve on a piece with Randall family provenance.