Candle cup
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1760 - 1815
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
150 x 125 x 103 mm
Place of origin
Sèvres
Order this imageCollection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101311.6.1.1
Summary
The lidded cup with handles and 'bud' knob (known as 'candle cups'), one of two lidded cups with saucers. Part of three Sevres dinner services of similar designs - white with gilt decoration and the 'N' cypher of Napoleon III, with plain vine-leaf and scroll foliage borders.1969 Schedule P. 132.
Marks and inscriptions
'N' cypher
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , porcelain manufacturer