Cup

Manufacture Royale de Sèvres, France, 1790

Glazed and painted porcelain

H: 8 cm

Unsigned

UMP 7533

Pâte dure porcelain Empire-style cup on three lion’s paw feet with a gilt harp-shaped handle and mask. The surface is decorated with matte bleu lapis (bleu de Vincennes) ground, imitating gold-streaked lapis lazuli, and grapevines executed in white relief. Thick gilding inside the cup.