A Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Black-Ground 'Dauphin' Cup and Saucer (Gobelet litron et soucoupe), circa 1781
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October 22, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Bid
3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Black-Ground 'Dauphin' Cup and Saucer (Gobelet litron et soucoupe), circa 1781
of the third size, finely decorated with a band of red enamelled 'jewels' set on stamped gilt foils, the cup centered by an enamelled oval of a dolphin, further enriched with tiny white enamel jewels imitating pearls, the rims with further white pearls, gilt-dentil rims, interlaced LL marks in blue enclosing date letters DD for 1781, painter's mark of a triangle for Antoine Capelle (active at Vincennes and Sèvres between 1745-1800), the cup with gilder's mark LG in gold for Etienne-Henry Le Guay (active at Vincennes and Sèvres between 1748-49, 1751-97), the cup with indistinct incised numeral, the saucer with incised numeral 36a
diameter of saucer 5 in.
12.7 cm
By repute, Formerly in the Collections of Baron Élie de Rothschild (1917–2007) and Baroness Liliane de Rothschild (1916–2003);
Chefs-d'oeuvre d'une grande collection européenne, Christie's, Paris, 5 November, 2014, lot 80;
Anonymous sale, Pescheteau-Badin, Paris, 26 November, 2021, lot 130;
Where acquired by the present collector.
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