A Vincennes quatrefoil cup and saucer circa 1750

gobelet à pans et soucoupe painted in Meissen style with scattered flower sprays, small sprigs and an insect

There is a shallow chip to the footrim of the cup approximately 4mm long and a shallow chip to the rim of the saucer also 4mm long approximately. The gilded rims have a little rubbing and wear. There is a little sanding and some light fire specking although this is only very noticeable on the underside of the saucer.
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For a similar Vincennes cup and saucer in the Fitzwilliam Museum, see Svend Eriksen and Geoffrey de Bellaigue, Sèvres Porcelain, p. 215, no. 30 and Genviève Le Duc, Porcelaine tendre de Chantilly, 1996, p. 344.  For a matching sucrier see Tamara Préaud, La Porcelaine de Vincennes, p. 145, no. 96