THREE VINCENNES BLEU CELESTE-GROUND CUPS AND TWO SAUCERS AND A SIMILAR SAUCER 1753-55

(gobelet Hébert et soucoupe) each painted with a bleu céleste scalloped border edged with tooled gilt floral garlands and issuing polychrome floral sprays, each with interlaced L's, one cup with date letter A for 1753 and painter's mark for Vincent Taillandier, two cups and saucers with date letter B for 1754 and painter's mark for Denis Levé, one saucer with indistinct date code and painter's mark in blue enamel. 6 pieces.

The cup with date letter A: some wear to gilding along the rim edge, to the interior ogf the rim and to the handle; , 1/2i-n. haircrack to the rim near handle and another 1/4-in. hjaircarck tot he rim rim. The larger saucer with slight wear to gilding at one spot of rim; otherwise all in generally good condition.
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Two similar cups and saucers were sold in these rooms on November 23, 2009, lots 11 and 12.  Another similar cup and saucer from the Robert S. Pirie Collection was sold at Christie's, New York, May 5, 1999, lot 28.