A PARIS (P.L. DAGOTY) CUP AND SAUCER

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A PARIS (P.L. DAGOTY) CUP AND SAUCER
CIRCA 1810, IRON-RED STENCILLED MARK

A white biscuit swan-form cup with gilt beak and interior, the saucer entirely gilt with a band of white biscuit leaf-tips

Lot Essay

Cf. Régine de Plinval de Guillebon, Porcelain of Paris, New York, 1972, pl. 143 for a similar piece by Darte Frères. An extremely popular model, such swan-shaped cups and saucers were made by Sèvres and the Portuguese firm of Vista Alègre among others