"Trembleuse Cup With 2 Handles In Limoges Porcelain - Manufacture Du Comte d'Artois - Ep. XVIII"
SHAKER CUP with 2 HANDLES with ITS LID and SAUCER in LIMOGES porcelain - Manufacture du COMTE D'ARTOIS - Ep. 18th Century Cylindrical and conical in shape, it sinks into the central cavity of the saucer where it fits. The twisted handles are attached by two ties at the top of the cup. The convex lid has a fruit-shaped grip and its leafy branches. The first shaking cups appeared in 1759 in Sèvres, undoubtedly designed for Madame de POMPADOUR, since no one else bought them before her death. HARD porcelain. White background with polychrome decoration of groups of flowers, gold wolf teeth on the edges. Brand: Painted in red with a "CD" brush but also indented "CD", Dimension(s): Cup: 11.5 cm - Long 13.6 cm - Souc. Diam. 14.5 cm Condition: GOOD CONDITION - Small repair of a crack in the lid. (Invisible to the eye), Period: 18th century - LOUIS XVI, PAYMENT and TRANSPORT PAYMENTS ACCEPTED via PAYPAL / LYDIA / CB in VAD (distance selling) or by CHECK. PACKAGES WILL BE POSTED WITHIN 4 DAYS. COMBINED SHIPPING POSSIBLE IF MULTIPLE ITEMS PURCHASED.