A pair of Sèvres Prcelain claret-ground cabint cups and saucers. Date codes for 1825, printed blue marks, gilt ans incides marks

One painted with a quarter-length portrait of the young Napoleon I, the other with a portrait of Prince Józef Poniatowski, within acorn and laurel wreaths, the claret ground gilt with bees, each saucer centred with the French Imperial Eagle (4). Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000 ($2,997 - $3,996)

Christie's London. Ineriors. 29 july 2008. www.christies.com