Coffee cup saucer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1778
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Measurements
134 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Sèvres
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Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446261.1
Summary
Sevres saucer of the Catherine II service, with classical figures and busts en camaieu on a blue celeste ground interrupted by bands of coloured flowers; the saucer bearing the crowned royal cypher of Catherine the Great. Maker's mark - interlaced L's, date letter for 1778, letter Y unidentified.
Provenance
From the collection of the Earl of Dudley
Marks and inscriptions
Maker's mark - interlaced L's, date letter for 1778, letter Y unidentified.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , manufacturer