A famille rose armorial cup and saucer for the Italian market,

CIRCA 1745

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A famille rose armorial cup and saucer for the Italian market,
circa 1745
The elaborate central coat-of-arms and the Order of the Golden Fleece on an ermine mantle, surmounted by an archducal hat, encircled at the rim by a garland of vine and flowers (rim frittings) (2)

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The arms are those of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, who married Maria Theresa, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary. He became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1737 and Holy Roman Emperor (and of Austria) in 1745. This service must have been made after he became a Grand Duke but before he became Holy Roman Emperor.

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