A RARE SEVRES COFFEE CAN AND SAUCER, GOBELET LITRON ET SOUCOUPE, 1779 of the fourth size, the fond brun ground with Chinois or Japan gilt? and silver decoration of a hound flushing a duck between flowers or squirrel flanked by a cherry tree or another, a moth above within gilt dentil rim, the? handle gilt, saucer 11cm diam, painted crossed crown (for hard paste)? Ls, l l and painter's mark L for Louis-Francois L'écot or ground layer's mark of four underglaze blue dots??The Sevres firing records for 1779 contain an entry for the (gold firing) kiln loading of 8 December which included "7 gobelets litron "of the small, 4th size decorated by L écot with "fond Brun chinois en or et argent" Coffee can good condition, stand - slight wear and faint horizontal crack within the foot ring running from approx 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock (when viewed from the front. Not otherwise cracked or chipped, no restoration