Teacup
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1778
Materials
Soft paste porcelain
Place of origin
Sèvres
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446288.2
Summary
Sevres cup painted with children at play, on a bleu de roi ground with gilt cailloute decoration. Maker's mark - interlaced L's, date letter for 1778, B in blue, probably for painter and gilder Barre.
Provenance
From the John Cockshut Collection
Marks and inscriptions
Maker's mark - interlaced L's, date letter for 1778, B in blue, probably for painter and gilder Barre.
Makers and roles
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory , manufacturer François Barré (fl.1773 - 1778), painter François Barré (fl.1773 - 1778), gilder