BLACK INTERLACED L'S MARK ENCLOSING DATE LETTER R FOR 1770 AND PAINTER'S MARK FOR RAUX L'AÎNÉ TO ONE; BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER K OR X FOR 1763 OR 1765 ANDPAINTER'S MARK FOR BERTRAND TO THE OTHER

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TWO SEVRES LOTUS-MOULDED CIRCULAR DISHES (COMPOTIERS GAUFFRE)
Black interlaced L's mark enclosing date letter r for 1770 and painter's mark for Raux l'aîné to one; blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter K or X for 1763 or 1765 andpainter's mark for Bertrand to the other
Each moulded with spiraling concentric lotus blossom petals, painted in colors with loose bouquets and scattered overall with flower sprays beneath blue-line-and-gilt dash and gilt dentil rims
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) diameter (2)

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Please note that the mark on the 1770 dish painted by Raux l'aîné is in black. The mark on the other dish is in blue, the date letter is either K for 1763 or X for 1775, and the painter's mark is for the flower painter Bertrand, recorded 1757-1775.

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The two men whose marks are found on the present dishes are recorded as having worked at Sèvres as flower painters:
Raux l'aîné, 1766-1779
Jean Bouchet 1757-1793

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