The cup moulded in low relief with Apollo in his chariot, and Diana and her nymphs, the saucer with moulded swags and shell-shaped shields, all embellished in polychrome enamels and gilding, applied with a handle of entwined branches, the saucer similarly moulded and coloured with scroll- and strapwork cartouches enclosing a shell hung with floral swags, gilt-edged rims, the beaker: 7cm high; the saucer: 13.5cm diam. (one leaf of handle missing, haircrack to base of handle, two small retouched flat chips to rim of cup, minor flaking to gilt rim of saucer) (2)
The cup moulded in low relief with Apollo in his chariot, and Diana and her nymphs, the saucer with moulded swags and shell-shaped shields, all embellished in polychrome enamels and gilding, applied with a handle of entwined branches, the saucer similarly moulded and coloured with scroll- and strapwork cartouches enclosing a shell hung with floral swags, gilt-edged rims, the beaker: 7cm high; the saucer: 13.5cm diam. (one leaf of handle missing, haircrack to base of handle, two small retouched flat chips to rim of cup, minor flaking to gilt rim of saucer) (2)
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