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Sevres coffee cup & saucer 1806

This cup & saucer, part of a larger cabaret service was offered in October 1806 to the Prince of Benevento, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Stéphanie de Beauharnais and the Prince of Baden.

Description

Tasse litron et sa soucoupe with gold leaf design, B cypher for Talleyrand the Prince of Benevento.

Provenance

Charles Maurice Talleyrand, Prince de Benevento. (1806-1838)

History & Context

This tasse et soucoup was offered in October 1806 to the Prince of Benevento, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Stéphanie de Beauharnais and the Prince of Baden (Vbb2, fol. 64 and Vy17, fol. 38).
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was named Prince of Bénévent by the Emperor in 1806.

Marks & Inscriptions

Incised
Cup
↑ = for year ANXIII (1804-1805)
Saucer
-//- = for year ANXII (1803-1804)

Stamped
de Sevres
= for year ANXIV (1805-1806)

Bibliography

Napoléon Ier et la Manufacture de Sèvres L’art de la porcelaine au service de l’Empire, Camille Leprince,
2016.