Magic fountains, Picasso’s pottery and wetting the Dauphin’s head – Sèvres-style
FRANCE: A gilded and bleu céleste Louis XVI Sèvres cup and saucer, right, 51/2in (14cm) tall and known as the Gobelet Dauphin, sold over estimate for Fr260,000 (£24,800) at Piasa in Paris on December 7.
This was presented to Queen Marie-Antoinette to mark the birth of the Dauphin, as revealed by a hand…