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Cup (Tasse à l'étrusque) and saucer
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Cup and Saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)
Cup and saucer (Gobelet litron et soucoupe)
Cup (Gobelet litron) and saucer
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The fascination with the decorative and artistic qualities of hardstones (pietre dure) was a strong current in European court and aristocratic taste in the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries, and the Sèvres porcelain manufactory acknowledged this taste by occasionally using imitation hardstone surfaces to decorate its products. One of its most ambitious attempts at reproducing the appearance of hardstones can be seen in this cup and saucer with matching tray, which simulate malachite and jasper on a porphyry ground. A less complex but equally elegant decoration is found on the cup and saucer painted to imitate lapis lazuli.
Marking: Cup: incised on underside "TB" and "3", blue underglaze Sèvres mark Saucer: incised on underside: "6", blue underglaze Sèvres mark Tray: incised on underside in corner "J", blue underglaze Sèvres mark
[ sale, Christie's, New York , October 21, 2005, lot #120; sold to Dalva ] ; [ Dalva Brothers, Inc. (2005–6) ] ; [ Dragesco-Cramoisan ; sold to MMA ]
