A Sèvres vase and cover (pot pourri Pompadour) c.1760, painted with sprays of flowers including rose, poppy and convolvulus on a white ground, the shoulder pierced with six oval holes within moulded foliate scrolls with gilt detailing, echoed to the cover around a floral knop, blue interlaced Ls mark and painter's mark for either Louis-Jean Thevenet or Charles-Louis Méreaud, restoration to the cover's knop, 18.5cm. (2) Provenance: purchased from Andrew Dando, 11th December 1985. Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. 4340-1857 for a vase of the same shape in a slightly larger size.