£85
A set of eight 19th century Samson of Paris porcelain cabinet cups & saucers in a Chinese export famille rose armorial wares style, the cups decorated with lion and unicorn armorial within raised rocaille curves and sprigs, fuchsia pink crosshatch border above purple feathers and highlighted with gilt rims, the matching saucers with floral spray to the centre, pseudo-Chinese seal mark to undersides (factory mark for use on imitations of Chinese export porcelain), saucers, 4 3/8in. (11cm.) diameter, cups, 2in. (5.2cm.) high. (16) * Two cups with flea-bite nibble to inner upper rims, one with hairline crack to inner running from rim down towards base, 30mm, one saucer with tiny flea-bite nibble to rim, all pieces with little rubbing in area's to gilt rims etc, overall good and very pleasing to the eye.
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