Large Tripod Chocolate Cup And Saucer In Paris Porcelain - Early 19th Century

Cylindrical cup, resting on four small feet in the shape of a lion's paw. The upper rim flares slightly, and the piece is adorned with a raised vertical handle, decorated with a white biscuit cameo representing a face in profile, framed by a gilded border with a foliate motif. A frieze of raised pearls runs under the lip and at the base of the body. The cup has a wine-colored background, on which stands out a large rectangular polychrome reserve, framed in gold, depicting a gallant scene in a wooded landscape: a young couple walking hand in hand, in a bucolic setting. Wide gold rims on the edges. The matching saucer has the same wine-colored background, enhanced with raised pearls and a gilded radiant motif in the center. Wide gold rims on the edges. The interior of the cup is entirely gilded, and the bottom is decorated with a central floral motif finely treated in gold. Brand(s): NEANT,Dimension(s): Cup: Height 13.4 cm - Length 11.5 cm - Saucer: Diameter 15.2 cm,Condition(s): VERY GOOD CONDITION - Very nice restoration to the handle.Period: EARLY 19TH CENTURY.This type of cup was intended for serving hot chocolate, a drink that was still prestigious and often served in a semi-ritual context at the beginning of the 19th century.PAYMENT and TRANSPORTPAYMENTS ACCEPTED BANK TRANSFER / PAYPAL / BANK TRANSFER / CB online or by CHECK (Possibility of payment in installments).PARCELS WILL BE POSTED WITHIN 4 DAYS. GROUPED SHIPPING POSSIBLE IN CASE OF PURCHASE OF MULTIPLE ITEMS.