A SEVRES YELLOW-GROUND CUP AND SAUCER (GOBLET 'LITRON', 1ERE GRANDEUR)

BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER II FOR 1786, PAINTER'S MARK FOR BOUCOT, GILDER'S MARK FOR DE LAROCHE, THE CUP INCISED 42, THE SAUCER INCISED 86

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A SEVRES YELLOW-GROUND CUP AND SAUCER (GOBLET 'LITRON', 1ERE GRANDEUR)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter ii for 1786, painter's mark for Boucot, gilder's mark for de Laroche, the cup incised 42, the saucer incised 86
Painted in iron-red on the yellow ground with arabesques and urns, the border above in colours with similar grapevines, the blue border below with linked motifs of rosettes centering stylized leaves
2.3/8in. (6cm.) high, the cup, 5.3/8in. (13.6cm.) diameter, the saucer
LeBel, Jean-Nicholas
Weydinger, Pierre (2)

Provenance

Anon. sale; Christie's, London, 14 November 1960, lot 150 (70 guineas to Winifred Williams)
Sir John Plumb F.B.A., no. 27

Sale room notice

The description should read:
A SEVRES YELLOW-GROUND CUP AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SOUCOUPE, 1ERE GRANDEUR)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter ii for 1786, painter's mark for Jean-Joseph-Philippe Boucot, fils cadet (active 1785-1791), gilder's mark for Jacques-Franois-Louis de Laroche (active 1758-1802)

Lot Essay

Jean-Nicholas Le Bel, recorded at Svres as painter of flowers and patterns, 1765-1793

Pierre Weydinger, recorded at Svres as a painter and gilder of flowers, 1788-1792, 1795-1816

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