A Vincennes or early Sèvres vase (vase à oreilles) c.1754-56, decorated possibly at a later date with blue camaieu panels of a putto writing on a tablet amidst clouds and of instruments and other trophies, within gilt foliate panels on a yellow ground, blue interlaced Ls mark, 21.5cm. Provenance: purchased from Jean Sewell, 2nd July 1970. The veracity of this vase has been a source of some conjecture for Judith since she bought it. Correspondence with Dame Rosalind Savile in 1987 confirms that no examples of this vase are listed in the sales records with a yellow ground. However, it had previously been thought that the decoration was genuine. This vase has a special resonance as it is the first piece of Sèvres that Judith bought.