A SEVRES (HARD PASTE) APRICOT-GROUND COFFEE-CAN AND SAUCER (TASSE LITRON 'FRAGONARD' ET SOUCOUPE)

BOTH WITH BLUE STENCILLED CROWNED INTERLACED L'S MARK WITH DATE CODE FOR 1830, GILDER'S R...30, INCISED 66-10 AND 27U, THE CUP WITH INCISED MARK POSSIBLY FOR REPAIRER PIERRE-NICOLAS MARCHAND, FILS AÎNÉ

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A SEVRES (HARD PASTE) APRICOT-GROUND COFFEE-CAN AND SAUCER (TASSE LITRON 'FRAGONARD' ET SOUCOUPE)
Both with blue stencilled crowned interlaced L's mark with date code for 1830, gilder's R...30, incised 66-10 and 27U, the cup with incised mark possibly for repairer Pierre-Nicolas Marchand, fils aîné
The cylindrical cup with matte gilt dolphin's head and snake's head terminals, painted on the apricot ground with pansies in shades of purple, the rims with variant gilt bands
6in. (15.2cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)

Lot Essay

The present form was designed by Alexandre Evariste Fragonard, the dominant personality in the creation of shapes at the factory throughout the period 1820-1840.

The gilder's mark is that of Pierre-Nicolas Richard, recorded at Sèvres as a gilder 1815-1848.

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