Saucer
Category
Ceramics
Date
1800
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
131 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Rue Thiroux
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 929390.2
Summary
French cup (a) and saucer (b) with pink and gilt decoration. Letter 'S' under coronet in flowers. Cup inscribed on paper beneath 'Porcelaine de la Reine under protection of Marie Antoinette 1778'. Saucer 'Initial painted by Lady Henrietta Cavendish-Bentinck, married 1763, died 1827'. Made of Porcelain Hard-paste, mark 'A' and crown, by Leboeuf, rue Thiroux, Paris, France (c 1775 - 1820) c 1800.
Marks and inscriptions
A (and crown mark)