A Doccia Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer c1750

Description

Heading :  A Doccia early period porcelain tea cup and Saucer
Date : Circa 1750
Period : The House of Hapsburg Lorraine
Marks :None
Origin :Doccia. near Florence.Italy
Colour :Polychrome
Pattern :Pink roses within panels against cobalt reserves edged with elaborate gilding
Features : Entwined double handle to cup and typical deep saucer or ‘a scodellino’
Condition :Good
Restoration :None
Dimensions : Cup diameter 8cms. height 4.7cms. saucer 14cms
Weight : 228g

Eric Knowles Comments

For a similar example of Doccia’s typical flower painting on hard paste porcelain during the Early Period (1737-1757) See; Amici Di Doccia- The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection No’s 83 and 84 pages 98-100