Haviland Limoges Red Leaves Gold Greek Key & Green Footed Tea Cup C. 1893-1930

Nice antique French porcelain tea cup with three gold gilt ball feet. Decorated on the outside with a gold band above a band of gold dots, above red leaves over a wider gold band, above a gold Greek key pattern, with a wide band of green below. Gold floral scrollwork and net/lattice pattern along the inside and gold medallion in the center of the cup. Marked Haviland France in green on the bottom. This is an underglaze whiteware manufacture's mark used by Haviland in Limoges France between 1893 and 1930. Also marked Haviland & Co Limoges France in red. This is an overglaze decorating mark used by Haviland in Limoges between 1876 and 1930. Also has the number 16258 above Uni et Feston Ty + anses or mat in red script.

Has some wear to the gilding, but otherwise good condition.

Measures approximately 4 1/2 inches wide including the handle x 2 inches tall.

This is an antique and may have small in manufacture defects that do not effect the display of the piece.

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