A SEVRES CUP AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SON SOUCOUPE, 3EME GRANDEUR)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER HH FOR 1785, PAINTER'S MARK FOR PIERRE LE JEUNE, THE CUP INCISED 29 AND 26, THE SAUCER INCISED 5
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A SEVRES CUP AND SAUCER (GOBELET 'LITRON' ET SON SOUCOUPE, 3EME GRANDEUR)
Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter hh for 1785, painter's mark for Pierre le jeune, the cup incised 29 and 26, the saucer incised 5
Gilt and enriched in ochre on a beau bleu enamel ground with a terrace of figures in a landscape, the border with a band of colorful arabesques in the manner of Salembier
2¼in. (5.7cm.) high, the cup; 4¾in. (12cm.) diam., the saucer (2)
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Jean-Jaçques Pierre le jeune, recorded 1763-1800 as a painter specializing in flowers and patterns and as a gilder.
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