Jean Baptiste Locre rue de la Fontaine au Roi – 1775 year – 18 Century – Unique Cup And Saucer – France Paris – French Porcelain

Description

It’s a antique white porcelain in beautifully shapes, softly gilded.

Hard-paste porcelain factory established in 1772 by Jean-Baptiste Locré (1726-1810) with Laurent Russinger (1739-1810), formerly a modeller at Höchst, as director. Factory mark of two crossed arrows registered on 14 July 1773. Locré sold out to Russinger in 1787. By 1797 the latter was deep in debt and had to give François Pouyat a stake in the factory in return for an advance with Pouyat becoming sole owner in 1800 and selling the factory to his sons Léonard, Jean-Baptiste and Jean. The factory enjoyed the patronage of the duc de Berry from 1817 until his assassination in 1820 when production ceased. Products included table and toilet services painted in blue or colors with or without gilding, as well as accomplished allegorical and portrait figures.

Description:
good condition,
signs of wear on guilds.

Measurements:
cup: diameter 6.2 cm, height 6.5 cm,
saucer: diameter 13 cm.