Antique M. Redon Limoges Cup & Saucer, Cobalt Blue, Raised Gold

  

CONDITION: Pin prick chip on back edge of saucer. There is wear to gilding inside the cup. This porcelain tea cup and saucer was produced in France by M.

Redon Limoges between1891 and 1896. It was produced especially for the retailer Bazar Frances of Buenos Aires. The saucer is 5 1/2 inches in diameter and 1 inch deep. The cup is 2 1/2 inches high with a diameter of 2 1/2 inches. The cup has a puffy, blown-out shape with fancy handle. The saucer is deep with a fluted rim.

Both pieces are hand painted with two color raised gold. The flowers are exquisitely detailed. This set displays beautifully and is full of Victorian charm. The Post Office requires this.