18th Century c.1740 St Cloud Porcelain Cup and Saucer

An 18th century, c.1740, Saint-Cloud porcelain trembleuse cup and saucer, partly moulded with fine reeding and narrow borders of arabesque decoration and a zig-zag border around the cup foot rim and trembleuse socket, painted in underglaze blue. Important note: Although the cup and saucer are the same pattern, the cup does not sit well in the trembleuse socket. It perches in the top of the socket because both the cup foot and socket are slightly tapered but the cup does not fit properly and would be insecure in use. This leads us to believe that the cup and saucer may be a “marriage” and not original to each other. Measurements: Cup: Height: 7cm Top rim (outside) diameter: 7.3cm Foot (outside) maximum diameter 4.5cm Saucer: Diameter: 12.7cm Trembleuse socket (internal) minimum diameter: 4.3cm Condition: Please see the important note in our description. Cup: In excellent condition. No damage or signs of wear. Saucer: Rim chip (see image) References: For a near-identical example: V&A Museum. Accession number C.493&A-1909.