Sevres Porcelain Cup and Saucer, 1758
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A Sevres porcelain cup and saucer (Gobelet Hebert Et Soucoupe, 2eme Grandeur), blue interlaced L mark with date latter F for 1758, painter's mark N for Francois Aloncie (fl.1758-81) the apple green and 'Bleu nouveau' ground with gilt 'Oeil de perdrix' and fine scrolls, the cup with a quatrefoil reserve painted with a bird and plants, the saucer with a circular reserve painted with a bird in a tree, height of cup 6.5 cm, diameter of saucer 13.5 cm. Provenance: The cup with paper label inscribed 'Sir John Macdonald'
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- Quatrefoil - A stylised four-circle design, itself contained within a larger circle, with Gothic origins and often seen as window designs in ecclesiastical architecture. The use of the motif was popular in Gothic Revival furniture of the 19th century.
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