Lot 124 , Camille Naudot (1862-1938), a rare porcelain and openwork enamel coffee cup and saucer, c.1900

Camille Naudot (1862-1938), a rare porcelain and openwork enamel coffee cup and saucer, c.1900, finely decorated with turquoise flowers, green leaves, blue butterflies and yellow diaper cartouches in openwork enamels, highlighted in gilt, each base with gilt ‘CN’ monogram to base, and incised ‘CN 999’, the saucer 11.7cm diameter

Camille Naudot (1862-1938) was the son of a porcelain merchant. He trained at the Ecole de Sèvres and succeeded his father about 1889. He specialised in the rice-grain decoration inspired by Chinese porcelain, of which this piece, is a magnificent example. The pierced openwork is filled with transparent glaze, the décor is heightened by enamel on the body and relief gold highlights. Camille Naudot won a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and the Grand Prix at the exhibitions in St Petersburg in 1901 and in London in 1908.
£3,000-4,000

Condition:
There is some fritting and slight black speckling to the underside of the saucer which has some grubbiness ingrained into it, otherwise in good condition.

Sold for £2,800