A Sèvres blue-ground teapot and cover, circa 1765

Théière 'Calabre' of the fourth size, painted by François-Joseph Aloncle with an oval bird vignette on each side, a gilt scrolling leaf border to the blue ground around the rim, the cover with flower finial and similar gilt border, interlaced LL monogram enclosing date letter M and painter's mark N in blue and incised I