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Sèvres Cup and Saucer
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Back
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Print Details
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Request Details
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Dates
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Circa 1770
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Medium
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Porcelain
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Origin
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France
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Description
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Large Sèvres soft-paste cup and saucer (Gobelet calabre et soucoupe), painted with a stunning pale green pointillé ground or fond Taillandier. The central cartouches filled with large trophies or attributes: The cup painted with a large blue bagpipe, straw hat with cocade; ribbons and garlands of flowers, a gnarled stick and a type of gaming tool.
The saucer painted with a spinning yarn stick and a winged stock with a flame issuing from the tip with garlands of pink roses and blue convolvulus.
Cup 8cm High
Saucer 15cm Dia.
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Condition
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Some restoration
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