18th Century Sèvres Porcelain Cup And Saucer, 1766

An 18th century Sevres porcelain cup and saucer, date code for 1766, decorated with sprays of flowers, dentil gilding.

Measurements:
Cup: 6.2cm (2.4in) high
Saucer: 13.5cm (5.3in) diameter

Marks:
Saucer: Blue interlaced Ls. Painter’s mark most likely for Denis Levé. Date code ‘N’. Incised mark corresponding to the ‘b’ mark for the potter Bunel, though it would be early for them.
Cup: Black interlaced Ls. Date code ‘n’. Blue painter’s mark is indistinguishable. 4 dots in a line possibly indicate gilder.

Condition:
Cup: A tiny (2mm) faint interior vertical hairline from rim opposite the centre line of the handle (see images). A tiny indentation in the gilding on the top of the rim corresponds to this (see images). There is no colour variation under ultraviolet light, so we believe this is likely to be original. There are two small firing accretions (spots) in the interior.
Saucer: A few faint surface scratches and some tiny (original) glaze bubbles on the exterior.

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