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A PAIR OF SEVRES PORCELAIN BLEU CELESTE CUPS AND SAUCERS (GOBELETS 'BOUILLARD' ET SOUCOUPES, 1ERE GRANDEUR)

BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER O FOR 1767, PAINTER'S MARK FOR LEVE, ONE CUP INCISED S AND ONE CUP AND SAUCER INCISED CLS

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A PAIR OF SEVRES PORCELAIN BLEU CELESTE CUPS AND SAUCERS (GOBELETS 'BOUILLARD' ET SOUCOUPES, 1^E^R^E GRANDEUR)
BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER O FOR 1767, PAINTER'S MARK FOR LEVE, ONE CUP INCISED S AND ONE CUP AND SAUCER INCISED CLS
Decorated with alternate oval panels of pendant puce husks and flowers, within gilt surrounds separated by gilt foliate scrolls and pendant dots
5½ in. (13.9 cm.) diameter, the very slightly larger saucer (4)

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Lot Essay

The Chérémèteff family were at the height of their power and influence during the reign of Catherine the Great. Members held high office in the army, navy, and diplomatic corps. It is likely that the dessert service to which the present plate belongs was a gift of the French government.

Denis Levé, recorded at Vincennes and Sèvres as a painter of flowers, patterns and birds, 1754-93 and 1795-1805.

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