Cup and saucer (2) - Porcelain - Hand-painted & gilded

Antique / Historicism Sammeltasse with Saucer, richly gilded with Baroque/Paisley motif and floral painting Fine white porcelain with an undulated/curved rim. The cup features a segmented foot with curved teeth and a gilded handle. The decoration consists of elaborate gloss and matte gold borders, ornate cartouches in Paisley- and snail-motif style with lilac-pink punch stars as well as finely hand-painted colorful flower bouquets (including roses and scattered flowers). The inner rim of the cup is broadly gilded. Manufacturer: Unknown / Not marketed (no manufactory marks are visible on the undersides of the cup and saucer). Probably a porcelain manufactory from Thuringia, Bohemia, or southern Germany. Country of origin: Germany (Thuringia/Bavaria) or Bohemia (Austria-Hungary). Date / Period: circa 1880–1910 (late 19th century to turn of the century). Style: Historicism / Neorococo (Rococo Revival). Technique: Glazed porcelain, hand painting (flowers), gilding (gloss and matte gold chiaroscuro with engraving/ applique). Dimensions Cup: height approx. 6.5 cm | width with handle approx. 10.7 cm | top diameter approx. 9.1 cm Saucer: height approx. 1.6 cm | diameter approx. 13.9 cm Condition Used / Antique. The gilding and the paint show minor age-related wear at the rims and handle areas. In age-appropriate good condition with slight gold wear at rims and handle areas as well as tiny manufacturing scorch marks inside the cup. At the stand foot of the cup there are manufacturing irregularities as well as light darkening / dirt marks in the unglazed area (firing cracks/ glaze cracks visible at the foot ring). No visible chips or through cracks at the lip or the mirror/fringe. The set will be securely packed for transport and shipped insured.

Estimate:$168.09

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