A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU CUP AND SAUCER

CIRCA 1772, BLUE INTERLACED L'S MARK WITH A DOT BELOW, THE PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES FONTAINE

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A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU CUP AND SAUCER
Circa 1772, blue interlaced L's mark with a dot below, the painting attributed to Jacques Fontaine
Painted en grisaille with putti in clouds reserved within a gilt band and further berried laurel surround on the sharp blue ground gilt with a band of entwined garlands
1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) high, the cup; 4¾in. (12cm.) diam., the saucer (2)

拍品专文

For an identically decorated gobelet 'Litron' and saucer and a teapot and cover, the cup and saucer with date letter T for 1772 and painter's mark for Fontaine, see lots 188 and 189 of the present sale.

Jacques Fontaine is recorded at Vincennes and Sèvres 1752-1800 as a versatile painter in various styles, as a specialist in cameos and as a gilder.