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A Vincennes porcelain bleu-lapis ground cup and saucer (gobelet à la reine et soucoupe), the porcelain circa 1752-53, blue interlaced L marks to both, incised c to cup and f to saucer, the blue ground contemporary, the bird and gilt decoration later, the cup reserved with a shaped panel with a vignette of two birds by shrubs within an elaborate gilt cartouche, the ground with gilt marbling, the centre of the saucer similarly decorated with birds enclosed by a blue-ground border with similar marbling, gilt dentil borders, the cup 7.8cm diameter, 7.5cm high; the saucer 15cm diameter (2)
london, United Kingdom
