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Cup, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a short cylindrical foot-rim, rounded cylindrical sides curving inwards towards the base, slightly flaring lip-rim, simple scrolled loop handle; finely painted in polychrome enamels with to the front of the exterior body of the cup a group of fruit bordered below by rococo scrolls in puce, around the rest of the exterior sides of the cup scattered insects including a butterfly and a ladybird, a chocolate edge to the lip-rim, the handle picked out with chocolate lines. Saucer, hard-paste porcelain, standing on a short cylindrical foot-rim, curving sides; finely painted in polychrome enamels with to the centre of the well a group of fruit bordered below by rococo scrolls in puce, around the sides of the well are scattered three insects including a butterfly, a chocolate edge to the rim. The foot-rim very slightly chipped.