cup; saucer BM-Franks.107.+

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1700-1722
Materials:porcelain, metal (liner), gold,
Technique:glazed, gilded,

Dimensions:Diameter: 13 centimetres (saucer) Diameter: 8.50 centimetres Height: 5.50 centimetres

Description:
Cup and saucer. French mounts. Made of coffee-brown glazed porcelain. also gilded silver-gilt metal liner and pique decoration in silver.
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Comments:The inventory (started in March 1724) of the Regent, Philippe II, duc d’Orleans who died on 2nd December 1723 included a cup and saucer which almost match this example (no. 3561).See E. Manners, “Gold decoration on French, German and Oriental Porcelain in the Early 18th century’, The French Porcelain Society Journal, vol. IV, 2011, pp. 23-42 and fig. 5