Lot Essay
The painter's mark also occurs on a cup and saucer with similar decoration and dated 1757 in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. C. 1364-1919)
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A SÈVRES BLEU LAPIS MINIATURE TWO-HANDLED CUP AND SAUCER (tasse à toilette et soucoupe), the ground enriched with gilt caillouté decoration, painted in puce camaieu with putti among clouds, one catching a bird within reserves edged with gilt husk ornament, manganese interlaced L marks below date letter D for 1756, unidentified painter's mark of an arrow to the saucer and two blue dots to both footrims, incised CS and 3 to cup and o to saucer
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A SÈVRES BLEU LAPIS MINIATURE TWO-HANDLED CUP AND SAUCER (tasse à toilette et soucoupe), the ground enriched with gilt caillouté decoration, painted in puce camaieu with putti among clouds, one catching a bird within reserves edged with gilt husk ornament, manganese interlaced L marks below date letter D for 1756, unidentified painter's mark of an arrow to the saucer and two blue dots to both footrims, incised CS and 3 to cup and o to saucer