Rare Opaline Cup Pigeon Throat Anse In Gilt Bronze Chased XIXth Charles X Period.

Rare cup and saucer in pigeon throat opaline or hydrangea pink. Chased gilt bronze handle decorated with foliage, flowers and palmette. Interesting cup and its saucer referenced in the work or book - Les Opalines - by Christine Vincendeau, amateur editions 1998 page 43 and page 176. Provenance: - personal collection. - private collection (Switzerland). - former sale in Monaco (Sotheby's documentation). High quality opaline, rare in its condition and its reference, quality collection Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. Opaline in very good condition, the color is much better in natural light than in the photo. to report an air bubble born during manufacture in the center of the saucer. Dimensions: - total height (cup and saucer) at the handle: 12.5 cm. - height cup in opaline: 8.5 cm. - cup neck diameter: 7.5 cm. - height under cup: 2.5 cm. - diameter under cup: 12.5 cm. Free shipping in France and Europe.