Antique French Vincennes-Style Sèvres Hand-Painted Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer, Apple Green with Female Portrait I

A charming and increasingly difficult to find antique French Vincennes Sèvres porcelain tea cup and saucer, adorned with a stunning hand-painted female portrait miniature on a rare apple-green ground. Delicately and expertly painted by the most accomplished painters of the era, completely hand decorated. The cup and saucer feature vibrant apple-green backgrounds, accented with delicate gilt trim along the rims, highlighting the refined artistry of the period. The portrait is painted with extraordinary skill, reflecting the hallmark elegance of Parisian porcelain painters.

The incredible quality of this cup is indicative of the factories and artisans around Paris from the mid 1700's to the end of the second empire. Unmarked {around 70% of production in this era had no identifying marks at all} this is an original work of art. A once-in-a-lifetime addition to your collection. Has wear to the gilding, which is to be expected of a loved piece of porcelain of this age. Discovered in an old European château estate, it remains a rare survivor, increasingly difficult to find in any condition, this has a minute fleabite to the rim, and age appropriate wear to the gilding..

• Measures: Cup 3-3/8" x 4-1/8" x 2-1/4"h.;Saucer 5".