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Cup, cabinet and saucer
Cabinet cup and saucer, soft-paste porcelain, the cup with a white translucency, the saucer with an orange, earthy translucency; cup standing on three paw feet, slightly tapered cylindrical shape, flared lip; beaded moulding around top and bottom; eagle with outstretched wings and interlocking snake handle with ring tail; saucer standing on a foot rim curving into flared spreading sides; beaded moulding around the cavetto; cup painted with a vignette of a goldfinch in a landscape; gilt detail to handle and gilt scrolls on either side; beading bordered by gilt lines, gilt foot and lip; saucer glazed but undecorated.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33879
Measurements
Height
(cm): 9.4
diam
(cm): 8.8
l(cm) handle to lip:11
l(cm)
Height
(in): 3
diam
(in): 3
l(in) handle to lip:4 5/16
l(in)
Height
(cm): 2.5
diam
(cm): 15.1
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 5
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