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A Sèvres (hard paste) porcelain lilac-ground chinoiserie cup and saucer, gobelet 'litron' et soucoupe, première grandeur, 1777

Auction Closed

September 25, 04:17 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

painted with gilt-edged hexagonal panels of chinoiserie figures at various pursuits, enriched in gilding, the lilac ground with flower garland and trellis borders, gilt rims, crowned interlaced LL marks, date letter Z for 1777 and painter's mark LG for Louis-Antoine Le Grand in iron-red, cup incised CS

Haut. 7,5 cm, diam. 16,5 cm;

Height. 3 in, diam. 6 1/4 in

Louis-Antoine Le Grand was active as a painter and gilder at Sèvres between 1776 and 1824, specializing in figures, chinoiserie decoration, birds, flowers and patterns. A pink-ground gobelet 'litron' and saucer, painted by Le Grand with similar chinoiserie scenes, was sold at Christie's, New York, 22 October 2020, lot 59.

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