A Soft-Paste Sèvres Porcelain ‘jewelled’ Cup & Saucer, circa 1782
Gilt mark of interlaced Ls, date-letter ee for 1782, decorator’s mark L. for Louis-François L’Ecot (active 1763-65, 1772-1802).
This is a large gobelet Litron et soucoupe of the first size with outstanding ‘jeweling’ of gold foils and drops of enamels over the bleu nouveau ground colour.