British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day Two) - 27th April 2023
Lot 550
A Sèvres two-handled cup and saucer (gobelet...
Estimate £1,200 - £1,500 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A Sèvres two-handled cup and saucer (gobelet etrusques et soucoupe), c.1800, painted by Louis-Antoine Le Grand with chinoiserie panels of figures at various pursuits in garden landscapes, reserved on a ground of radiating orange and gilt stripes, the rim with further figural panels between vases amongst scroll motifs, blue script Sèvres mark and 'LG' painter's mark, a section of the cup broken and restuck, 16.7cm. (2)
A similar cup and saucer dated 1788, which was made for Marie-Antoinette's dairy, is in the Sèvres Museum. Cf. The Judith Howard Collection at this saleroom, 4th February 2020, lot 232.