Vincennes Cup and Saucer with Water Fowl Motif
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A Vincennes cup and saucer (Gobelet a La Reine Et Soucoupe), foliate blue interlaced L mark, circa 1752, the cup with a gilt bordered, shaped reserve painted with a pair of water fowl and a shrub, the saucer with a circular reserve and a similar motif, on a mottled 'Bleu nouveau' ground with gilt marbre, gilt borders, height of cup 6.2 cm, diameter of saucer 14 cm. Other Notes: an identical cup and saucer is in the collection of the metropolitan Museum of Art New York, and was exhibited: New York, the metropolitan Museum of Art. 'Masterpieces of European Porcelain,' March 18-May 15, 1949, New York, the metropolitan Museum of Art. 'A taste for Opulence: Sevres porcelain from the Collection,' February 21, 2006-February 25, 2007, another cup is in the collection of the British Museum, London, acquired in 1989.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
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