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    Fine French and Continental & European Ceramics and

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    17 - 18 November 1999

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    • A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU MINIATUR
    Lot 219

    A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU MINIATURE TEACUP AND SAUCER

    BLUE INTERLACED L'S ENCLOSING DATE LETTER Y FOR 1776, PAINTER'S MARK FOR MREAUD AND CORNAILLES, THE CUP INCISED OB AND WITH A SQUARE

    Price realised

    USD 2,070

    Estimate

    USD 800 - USD 1,200

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    A SEVRES BLEU NOUVEAU MINIATURE TEACUP AND SAUCER
    Blue interlaced L's enclosing date letter Y for 1776, painter's mark for Mreaud and Cornailles, the cup incised OB and with a square
    Painted with a brightly coloured flower garland, the wide border gilt with trailing berried laurel entwined around a gilt band, gilt dental rim (2)

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    Lot Essay

    Pierre-Antoine Mreaud, pre, active at Vincennes and Svres as a painter of flowers and patterns and as a gilder, 1754-1791.

    Antoine-Toussaint Cornailles, active at Vincennes and Svres as a painter of flowers and as a gilder, 1755-1800.

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