Rare cup and its tripod saucer in biscuit and hard-paste porcelain, decorated with friezes of gadroons and stylized flowers in relief, between them a frieze with a "blue of France" background is decorated with medallions in white biscuit. The cup with the profile of King Louis XVIII and two other medals commemorating the death of Louis XVII and the entry of King Louis XVIII into Paris, the saucer with the profile of Louis XVII.
Good condition, worn gold threads on the edges.
Attributed to the Dagoty Porcelain Factory, around 1820.
Unmarked.
H. 13 x D. 16.5 cm.
Former collection "Diane de France", Princess of Orleans and Duchess of Württemberg (born in 1940).
- Two examples of the same cup and saucer as ours, but not painted, are found at the National Museum of Capodimonte (Naples, Italy), inv. OA 1907-1915 n ° 7012 and 7013, old collection of the Bourbon of the Two Sicilies at the Royal Palace of Capodimonte. They are attributed to Nast, but we prefer the allocation to Dagoty because Christie’s sold the same cup with the Dagoty brand.
- The same cup and saucer, unmarked and partially golden: lot 454, December 22, 2004, Christie’s Paris. The same mug, unmarked and entirely white: lot 114, December 17, 2003, Christie’s Paris.
- A cup and saucer, with profiles of Louis XVIII and Alexander I, marked Dagoty: lot 113, December 17, 2003, Christie’s Paris.
Museo nazionale di Capodimonte, Ceramiche. Porcellane, biscuit, terraglie, maioliche, Electa Napoli, Naples, 2006, p. 250-251, item n° 10.23.