"Pierre Louis Dagoty Paris Porcelain Cup Gold Decor 19th Century Empire Period"
white porcelain cup with painted decoration enameled in fine gold, mark on the reverse of Pierre Louis Dagoty (1771-1840) famous porcelain painter under the cup, mark painted in gold Dagoty in Paris (1798 - 1804) under the saucer mark in red manufacture of HM the Empress PL Dagoty (1804 - 1814) Paris circa 1810 superb decoration with 2 guilloché golds of winged lions surrounding a mascaron figure surrounded by foliage inside the cup gilded with gold known as the gold technique thick gold that few porcelain makers mastered at the time cup 6cm under cup 13cm in good condition except for some wear from use of the gilding and old restoration of 3 chips on the edge of the cup rare and quality for collection sending careful any questions welcome