Deux tasses et sous-tasses de Doccia, circa 1760

Two Doccia cups and two saucers, circa 1760

The cups, one teacup and one chocolate cup, moulded in low relief with classical scenes embellished in enamels and gilding, with entwined vine and branch handles, respectively, gilt flower sprigs insides two cups, the saucers with shells within cartouches joined by swags of flowers, fruit and leaves, gilt edged rims; together with a similar cup, 19th century, the beaker: 7.3cm high; the saucers: 13.5cm diam. the later cup with impressed crowned N mark and gilt 5. (5)

There is a very small (3mm) flat chip to the outside edge of the rim of the chocolate cup, and a small flat chip to one leaf terminal of the handle.
There are two miniscule flakes of gilding from the edge of the saucer.

The handle of the teacup is restuck to the cup, with some associated overpainting to the vines. There is a restored very shallow chip to the edge of the rim, with some associated overpainting to one leaf of the handle (just below the repair).

Otherwise in good condition.