S046
Service Mons. Soqui
- Service
- Mons. Soqui
- Description
- A variety of names are recorded for Michel Soquet but Mons. Soqui has stuck. He painted at Sevres before joining Cookworthy at the Plymouth factory. He is known for his exotic birds.
- Notes
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- Service ID
- S046
Historic illustrations, exhibitions and provenance
H0216 · 1912
Mugs with Michel Soquet's exotic birds - from the Trapnell collection
Source: The Alfred Trapnell Catalogue of Bristol and Plymouth Porcelain - Deluxe Edition Plates
H0506 · 1912
A painting by Priscilla Fry of a mug decorated by Mons. Soqui
Source: Owen's Two Centuries of Ceramic Art in Bristol bound with 185 extra illustrations
H0436 · 1915
A Plymouth mug with exotic birds, from Priscilla Fry's Illustrations
H0430 · 1928
Mugs and vases decorated by Mons. Soqui, from Frank Hurlbutt's Bristol Porcelain
Source: Bristol Porcelain
H0460 · 1946
Coffee pot, decorated by Mons. Soqui, from Stephen Simpson's collection, illustrated in Mackenna's Cookworthy
H0461 · 1946
Reverse side of Stephen Simpson's coffee pot
H0444 · 1975
A Plymouth mug decorated by Mons. Soqui from F. Severne Mackenna's collection
Source: The FS Mackenna Collection of English Porcelain vol 3 Plymouth & Bristol
H0637 · 2007
Another Mug at Bonhams, June 2007
H0636 · 2009
Mug at Bonhams, Sept 2009
H0639 · 2017
Three more mugs at Bonhams, May 2017
H0606 · 2021
A mug selling at Doyle in NYC, 2021
H0290 · 2024
A mug painted by Mons Soqui from the Creed collection
Source: The Creed Collection of Plymouth & Bristol Porcelain (part II)
H0294 · 2024
A baluster shape mug with distinctive exotic birds, from the Creed collection
Source: The Creed Collection of Plymouth & Bristol Porcelain (part II)
Constituents in the Cheyne Row Collection
Vase · 1367
A Plymouth vase and cover painted with an exotic bird in bright colours, standing in landscape. Painted by Michel Socquet (Mons. Soqui). c. 1768-70 Mark: Tin mark in gold.
Mug · 1463
A Plymouth baluster shaped mug, with notched loop handle, painted in coloured enamels with an exotic bird in a wooded landscape, and another bird in flight, beneath a gilt interlinked band, circa 1770, red painted tin mark. This distinctive style of painting is attributed to the celebrated French painter 'Mons Soqui', now believed to be Michel Soquet, who also worked at Vincennes and Sevres
Mug · 1476
A Plymouth baluster-shaped mug, with reeded loop handle, painted in colourful enamels with exotic birds in a landscape under a gilt chain band, c1770
Mug · 1639
A Plymouth small 'U' shaped mug, with notched loop handle, painted in coloured enamels with two exotic birds in a wooded landscape, beneath a gilt line rim, 3 1/2" high, circa 1770, red painted tin mark
