Since his day the works have been in careful and competent hands, and admirable porcelain is still produced in many styles.

Marks.—The Vincennes mark used from 1745 to 1753 was the interlaced L’s without any inclosed letter, like the first mark of Sèvres.

Beginning at 1753 the Sèvres mark was the interlaced L’s inclosing the letter A. The marks at Sèvres changed many times, so that it is necessary to give quite a list of them as well as a table showing how the letters of the alphabet indicate the year when the piece was made.

The following table will help to explain the use of the letters of the alphabet when placed in the interlaced L’s:

A. . . .1753V. . . .1774RR . . . .1795
B. . . .1754X. . . .1775T9*. . . . 1801
C. . . .1755Y. . . .1776X* . . . .1802
D. . . .1756Z. . . .177711* . . . .1803
E. . . .1757AA. . . .1778—\\—. . . . 1804
F. . . .1758BB. . . .1779/\ . . . .1805
G. . . .1759CC. . . .1780==:=== . . . .1806
H. . . .1760DD. . . .17817 . . . .1807
I. . . .1761EE. . . .17828 . . . .1808
J. . . .1762FF. . . .17839 . . . .1809
K. . . .1763GG. . . .178410 . . . .1810
L. . . .1764HH. . . .1785o.z. (onze). . . . 1811
M. . . .1765II. . . .1786d.z. (douze) . . . .1812
N. . . .1766JJ. . . .1787t.z. (treize). . . . 1813
O. . . .1767KK. . . .1788q.z. (quatorze) . . . .1814
P. . . .1768LL. . . .1789q.n. (quinze). . . . 1815
Q. . . .1769MM. . . .1790s.z. (seize) . . . .1816
R. . . .1770NN. . . .1791d.-s. (dix-sept) . . . .1817
S. . . .1771OO. . . .179218. . . . 1818
T. . . .1772PP. . . .179319 . . . .1819
U. . . .1773QQ. . . .1794Etc., etc.



A comet was sometimes used as a mark in the year 1769.