Lot Essay
For a larger example of a similar cup, see Vincennes and Sevres from a New England Collection, Christie's, New York, 5 May 1999, lot 74
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A SEVRES JAUNE JONQUILLE SMALL CUP AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SOUCOUPE, 4EME GRANDEUR)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTERS KK FOR 1787, PAINTER'S MARK FOR MME NOUALHIER, GILDER'S MARK FOR MIREY, THE CUP INCISED 46 47, THE SAUCER INCISED 44
Details
A SEVRES JAUNE JONQUILLE SMALL CUP AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SOUCOUPE, 4EME GRANDEUR )
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letters KK for 1787, painter's mark for Mme Noualhier, gilder's mark for Mirey, the cup incised 46 47, the saucer incised 44
The cup with a rhebus reserved within a gilt and carmine medallion on the pale yellow ground painted with strapwork, volubis and berried vines, the saucer with a gardening trophy similarly reserved, the border with three rhebus medallions, gilt line rims (2)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letters KK for 1787, painter's mark for Mme Noualhier, gilder's mark for Mirey, the cup incised 46 47, the saucer incised 44
The cup with a rhebus reserved within a gilt and carmine medallion on the pale yellow ground painted with strapwork, volubis and berried vines, the saucer with a gardening trophy similarly reserved, the border with three rhebus medallions, gilt line rims (2)
Provenance
Dr. William Harbeson, no. F.S. 117; Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 4 April 1972, lot 259