Sevres Porcelain Teacup

Q I have a blue porcelain teacup decorated with gold ”LP,” a crown, and laurel leaves for King Louis Philippe of France. It has three marks on the bottom, ”Chateau Des Tuileries,” ”Sevres 1836,” and another mark I can’t decipher.

A Sevres porcelain has been made since 1769. The name originally referred to the Royal Porcelain factory but now is used for any porcelain made in the town of Sevres, France. The ”Chateau Des Tuileries” mark indicates the piece was made for King Louis Philippe’s palace in Paris. He was King of France from 1830 to 1848, when he abdicated and left for England. Copies of Sevres porcelain pieces have been made and the Sevres mark has been forged. Sevres blanks were also sold and decorated by others. The factory got rid of a large stock of blanks after Louis Philippe abdicated. Since so many new copies of old Sevres are made and sold, we can’t tell you what your teacup is worth.