Two Sevres Hard Paste Porcelain Cups Circa 1780

Lot: 4126

French.
Circa 1790 and later.
Styled as Sevres gobelet litrons. Both of translucent hard paste, each modelled with distinct applied ear form handles. Hand painted in blue, red, yellow and green, with cornflowers on stems with leaves, scattered over the sides, under dentated gilt band rims, and with gilt bell flowers and dots to handles.
Both marked with overglaze or in glaze blue enamels with interlaced Ls, and date letters CC, one with Y and the other with a fleur de lis for painters marks. Both with indistinct incised numerals near footrims. The Y marked can with residual from defaced printed mark.
Approximate dimensions: 2 3/4 H..
Condition: The can marked with Y to underside, probably overfired, with split hoof type lower handle terminate: numerous glaze blow outs, as manufactured. These divots to surface typical of overfiring. Palimpsestic round mark, abraded off. The other can also with glaze blow outs, three shallow chips to foot rim. Wear to gilt bands, both.

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