St Cloud Soft Paste Porcelain Blanc de Chine Seau
Auction Date: October 14, 2022
Estimate: Estimate: 600 - 800
Sold for: $676
Lot: 4141
St Cloud, France.
Circa 1730 - 1740.
Seau a bouteille, refraichissoir, or ice bucket. Ribbed scallop molding to upper rim, lower body, and under waisted base. Moulded with mask form pseudo-handles to the sides, with pierced holes at ears and mouth. Fanciful Chinoiserie flowering rockwork issuing foliage and flowerheads, branches, etc.
Impressed to underside S t o C over T.
Approximate dimensions: 7 1/4 H. x 10 W. x 7 3/4 D..
Literature: Similar examples are in the collections of The he British Museum, among others. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns a pair of the smaller demi boteille seaus.
Condition: Moderate overall condition. The seau has a series of firing cracks, hairline cracks and two shallow chips to rim. Various black firing blow outs, also known as kiln speckles. Some glaze failure to cover the entire foot. Please ask for detailed photographs regarding condition prior to bidding on this lot. Despite its condition issues, this is an unusually large item of St. Cloud porcelain to have survived intact.