A Vincennes or early Sèvres large flared cup (gobelet à la Reine) c.1754-55, decorated possibly at a later date in puce camaieu with Cupid amid clouds within a gilt scroll border, another large Sèvres cup (gobelet calabré), c.1770, painted perhaps by Jacques Fontaine with Cupid en grisaille holding a dove, within a berried laurel border on a blue oeil de perdrix ground, and a Sèvres saucer of deep flared form, painted in puce with a putto seated on clouds within a rich yellow border, varying gilt and blue interlaced Ls marks, date letter L for 1764 to the saucer, some wear, retouching to the saucer's rim, 13.8cm max. (3) Provenance: the saucer purchased from John Whitehead 5th December 1989. The gobelet calabré from Cumberland Hotel Ceramic Fair, 28th January 1990. The gobelet à la Reine from Woolley and Wallis, 24th February 2015, lot 281. Read more »
A Vincennes or early Sèvres large flared cup (gobelet à la Reine) c.1754-55, decorated possibly at a later date in puce camaieu with Cupid amid clouds within a gilt scroll border, another large Sèvres cup (gobelet calabré), c.1770, painted perhaps by Jacques Fontaine with Cupid en grisaille holding a dove, within a berried laurel border on a blue oeil de perdrix ground, and a Sèvres saucer of deep flared form, painted in puce with a putto seated on clouds within a rich yellow border, varying gilt and blue interlaced Ls marks, date letter L for 1764 to the saucer, some wear, retouching to the saucer's rim, 13.8cm max. (3) Provenance: the saucer purchased from John Whitehead 5th December 1989. The gobelet calabré from Cumberland Hotel Ceramic Fair, 28th January 1990. The gobelet à la Reine from Woolley and Wallis, 24th February 2015, lot 281. Read more »
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