A Sèvres coffee can (gobelet litron) of the 3rd size with tooled gilding. c

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A Sèvres coffee can (gobelet litron) of the 3rd size with tooled gilding. cDescription. A superb Svres gobelet litron (coffee can) of the third size, painted with a rural scene of a young gentleman reclining on a rock. An italianate country house in the distance. Highly elaborate cisel gilding, creating a shaped reserve within which the portrait is contained. Pink ground. Interlaced LLs. Incised number 4 being a number used by the company. See Cat 257 of Geoffrey de Bellaigue's 'French Porcelain in the collection of Her

Reticulated body

beneath which are two pairs of gilt lines

a charming Qianlong Period export teapot

but the central scene is undamaged

A small chip to the spout and minor chipping to the cover

An uncommon late 18thc pearlware "Prodigal Son" teapot

Sèvres continued producing soft-paste alongside their production of hard paste (they were

15cm in length

painted with flowers and birds

Otherwise in excellent antique condition

by the famous Derby artist

with a larger floral spray