Sèvres Porcelain
A Soft-Paste Sèvres Porcelain Ice Cup made for Madame du Barry, 1771
H.6.5 W.6 D.7.5 cm
H.2 1/2 W.2 3/8 D.3 in
H.2 1/2 W.2 3/8 D.3 in
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With the factory mark in blue.
From the service ordered by Madame du Barry in 1770. The design attributed to Augustin de Saint-Aubin survives in the Bibliothèque de l’Institut, Paris. This is the first service bearing the owner’s monogram made at Sèvres, and also the first to feature neoclassical vases.
There were originally 28 tasses à glace in the service delivered to Madame du Barry on 29 August 1771.
Private Collection, UK, 2023