Old Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Floral & Gold Breakfast Cup & Saucer Circa 1830-1850
Nice Old Paris / Vieux Paris antique large porcelain breakfast cup and saucer. Decorated with hand painted pink roses and flowers in white, purple, red, blue, and yellow with gold gilt flowers, dots, and scrollwork. Heavy gold band along the inside of the cup. Unmarked except for some incised piece worker's marks typical of Old Paris porcelain. Probably circa 1830 to 1850.
Has some wear to the gilding, a small flake to the bottom of the handle, a Y shaped hairline to the bottom of the cup, and a tight Y shaped crack to the center of the saucer near the foot rim. Otherwise good condition.
The cup measures approximately 5 3/8 inches wide including the handle x 2 7/8 inches tall.
The saucer measures approximately 6 7/8 inches wide.