FRENCH SÈVRES-STYLE PORCELAIN URN AND COVER,late 19th-early 20th century; overglaze blue double LL mark. In the Louis XVI-style. Bleu céleste ground; with hand-painted floral medallions above fluted foot; the waist with continuous hand-painted scene of a fête champêtre, the neck with four hand-painted figural medallions, surmounted with gilt ribbons above fluted neck; foliate capped handles draping gilt swags - 27 in. high. Estimate $800-1,200
PROVENANCE: Minor Hill, Arlington, VA
In overall fair condition. The cover has a repair to the finial, a hairline crack and chip on the rim. The body has losses to glaze and gilding throughout. A portion of one gilt swag with repair. There are small chips on the tips of the foliate handles. The pedestal base and foot with repairs resulting in losses and discoloration of glaze.
