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CIRCA 1800, IMPRESSED WITH A C
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A Brussels-decorated porcelain polychrome genre cup and saucer
Circa 1800, impressed with a C
(Tasse litron), the cylindrical body decorated with a rectangular cartouche depicting a fable of de la Fontaine with: a boar, a cat and an eagle, inscribed with l'aigle, l'aye et la chate, further with a purple ground, with scroll handle, the saucer en suite with cartouches depicting Corot-style architectural structures
Circa 1800, impressed with a C
(Tasse litron), the cylindrical body decorated with a rectangular cartouche depicting a fable of de la Fontaine with: a boar, a cat and an eagle, inscribed with l'aigle, l'aye et la chate, further with a purple ground, with scroll handle, the saucer en suite with cartouches depicting Corot-style architectural structures