Gobelet Calabre et soucoupe, first size. Green, red and gold trellis ground. Grisaille decoration of a putto in clouds on the cup, and martial trophies in clouds on the saucer. Height of cup 8 cm, diameter of saucer 15.6 cm. Interlaced L's, painter's mark for Jacques Fontaine, gilder's mark 2000 for Henry-Fançois Vincent. Circa 1770.

This is one of the larger forms of cups at Sèvres, usually with correspondingly bold decoration. This is very much the case here, and the ground pattern makes a fine foil for the subtle grisaille decoration by Fontaine, whose speciality this was. Around 1770 Sèvres marks are often succinct, without the date-letter and painter's mark. Here without a date-letter one can suggest a date of 1770-72.

Stock Ref: WS234

Price: £4,400