French Sevres Style Gilt Hand-Painted Porcelain Bombe Dresser Box w/ Signature

A large French Sevres style porcelain dresser box in a bombe form, featuring a cobalt blue ground with elaborate raised and flat gilding. The lid is decorated with a hand-painted pastoral scene in the Rococo style depicting a couple in 18th-century attire, signed Truche in script in the lower-left corner. Additional polychrome floral sprays are painted within quatrefoil reserves on the front and sides, and a large floral bouquet is hand-painted on the interior of the lid. The box is constructed with gilded metal mounts, a hinged lid, and a shell-form clasp, and the base bears a hand-painted underglaze blue mark consisting of two interlaced lines with a S in its center. Dimensions: 9"W x 4"H Weight: 2.42 lbs Condition Request Condition Report Good.

Estimate:$50

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