https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/1602/fullCup and Saucer (gobelet litron et soucoupe)1787Sèvres Porcelain ManufactoryA.-V. VieillardP.J.A VieillardOverall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Outside Diameter: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)Soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Sèvres, Île-de-France, FranceG83.1.1085.1-.21Sèvres coffee cup and saucer, of small size and a deep saucer. The brilliant 'jaune jonquille' ground is decorated with delicately drawn formalized scrolls linking baskets filled with roses, and in brown monochrome. The handle of the cup is enriched with gilding and there are gold and brown line borders.
18th Century European PorcelainFrench PorcelainVincennes/Sevres[]European CeramicsFrench Porcelain182624894FrenchLouis XVI (1644-1791)Painter’s mark for A.-V. Vieillard père (active1752-90) or P.-J.-A. Vieillard fils (active1783-93) above interlaced L’s above date letters "KK" for 1787 in overglaze blue enamel