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Sugar Bowl (Sucrier) Sugar Bowl

This is a sugar bowl. It was possibly by Charles-François Becquet and manufactured by Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory and Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. It is dated 1754 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. John Jay Ide. It is credited The John Jay Ide Collection.

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] interlaced LLs enclosing "A", painted in blue overglaze (manufactory mark and date letter) [2] "H", painted in blue overglaze (painter's mark) [2] cursive "L", incised

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Sugar Bowl (Sucrier) Sugar Bowl; Possibly by Charles-François Becquet (French, active 1753 – 1765); Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (France), Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory; soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; The John Jay Ide Collection; 1977-52-20-a,b

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