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Sèvres cup and saucer (tasse litron et sa soucoupe) with Chinoiserie subjects on pink ground and ribbon painted celadon ground borders. The saucer has a celadon ground border decorated with cerise ribbons twisting around a gilded line and a celadon ground circle enclosing a nosegay of flowers on white ground in the well; a wide band portrays Chinese figures in landscapes on a pink ground. The cup is painted with a ribbon border on celadon ground over a frieze depicting Chinese figures in a landscape on a pink ground. [Slight wear to gilding in the well of the saucer and the rim of the cup.] Height cup - 2¼" (5.7 cm.) Diameter saucer - 4¾" (12 cm.) Crowned crossed L mark (hard paste) Date mark on cup – “Z” 1777 Painter’s marks – “LG” Louis-Antoine Le Grand                              “LC” (Possibly) Liance
Height (ins.): 2¼" (5.7 cm.)      Length/Width (ins.): 4.875" (12.4 cm.)
Origin: France     Period: Louis XVI