A SEVRES GREEN-GROUND TWO-HANDLED CUP AND SAUCER (TASSE 'A TOILETTE' ET SOUCOUPE)

BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER E FOR 1757-1758, PAINTER'S MARK FOR TAILLANDIER, THE CUP INCISED JC, THE SAUCER INCISED WITH A TRIANGLE

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A SEVRES GREEN-GROUND TWO-HANDLED CUP AND SAUCER (TASSE 'A TOILETTE' ET SOUCOUPE)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter E for 1757-1758, painter's mark for Taillandier, the cup incised jc, the saucer incised with a triangle
Painted in colours with flower sprays beneath a gilt-edged green scrolling ribbon, gilt dentil rims
2.1/8in. (5.4cm.) high, the cup, 4.5/8in. (11.7cm.) diameter, the saucer
Taillandier, Vincent (2)

Provenance

Wilfred Sainsbury; Sotheby & Co., London, 21 May 1957, lot 137
Anon. sale; Sotheby & Co., London, 8 November 1966, lot 47
Sir John Plumb F.B.A., no. 58

Lot Essay

The decoration of the present cup and saucer may be similar to that found on a service decorated with rubans verds and made for M. Le Marquis de Paulmy. Cf. The Property of a Lady, Christie's London, 5 December 1994, lot 103, footnote.

Vincent Taillandier, recorded at Vincennes and Svres as a painter of flowers and ground patterns, 1753-1790

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