Sèvres Sucrier (Pot à Sucre Calabre) 1784

Description

Heading :  A stunning Sèvres sucrier (pot à sucre Calabre)
Date : Date letters GG for 1784
Period : Louis XVI
Marks : Sevres mark along with date letters GG and 4 dots in the shape of a cross. the mark of Jacques Fontaine or his daughter Françoise-Sophie
Origin : Sevres. France 
Colour : Polychrome 
Pattern : Blue and gilt borders outwith floral decoration 
Features : Gilded finial 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None 
Dimensions : 12cm height. 9cm diameter 
Weight : 345 grams

Calabre refers to one of the investors in the Sèvres porcelain manufactory Pierre Calabre. Naming designs after investors was a common practice for Sèvres.