Manufacture De Locré - Litron Cup And Saucer - Grisaille Decoration And Nankin Background - Cir

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Litron cup and saucer
Painted and gilded hard porcelain 
Underglaze cobalt blue mark
Dimensions : H. 6 ; D. 13 (cm.)
Paris, circa 1800

Litron cup with handle and saucer. Very fine decoration in grisaille and nankin background embellished with gilding.

The Manufacture de Locré under the Empire
 Laurent Russinger, who ran the factory until the end of the 18th century, joined forces with Limoges-based kaolin merchant François Pouyat due to financial difficulties. Pouyat worked to develop the company's activities until 1810, when he sold it to his three sons, who continued to run it successfully until the Restoration. Pouyat and Russinger specialised in good quality everyday items, mainly crockery and ornaments but also biscuit groups. 

Condition report: very minor wear