Lot Essay
The present cup, cover and stand was intended for sipping a hot beverage on and off during the extended toilette made by ladies of the aristocracy.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
(LOT 718)
A SEVRES GREEN-GROUND CUP, COVER AND STAND (TASSE A TOILETTE, COVERCLE ET SOUCOUPE)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARKS, DATE LETTER M FOR 1765 TO THE SAUCER, SMEARED MARK TO POT, INCISED OO AND SCRIPT MARK TO POT
Details
A SEVRES GREEN-GROUND CUP, COVER AND STAND (TASSE A TOILETTE, COVERCLE ET SOUCOUPE)
Blue interlaced L's marks, date letter M for 1765 to the saucer, smeared mark to pot, incised oo and script mark to pot
Painted with figures at leisure pursuits in mountain landscapes, the green ground gilt with trailing laurel entwined around a gilt ciselé band, gilt dentil rims
5 in. (12.6 cm.) diameter, the saucer (3)
Blue interlaced L's marks, date letter M for 1765 to the saucer, smeared mark to pot, incised oo and script mark to pot
Painted with figures at leisure pursuits in mountain landscapes, the green ground gilt with trailing laurel entwined around a gilt ciselé band, gilt dentil rims
5 in. (12.6 cm.) diameter, the saucer (3)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 24 May 2000, lot 156