A Sèvres ecuelle stand date code for 1777, painted by François-Joseph Aloncle with a panel of a small dog barking at swans, another of rabbits eating in a garden, reserved on a bleu nouveau ground with elaborate gilt scrolls, a Sèvres plate painted with an exotic bird perched on a branch, the rim with three floral panels with feuille de choux borders in gilt, and another painted possibly by Morin with two exotic birds before a broken fence, the rim with flowering tendrils within a narrow shaped blue border, blue interlaced Ls marks enclosing date codes and above painter's marks, damages and repairs, 24.4cm max. (3) Cf. The Hermitage Museum, Accession no. 30-14454 for a similar stand by Aloncle.