Bloor Derby Porcelain Chocolate Cup & Cover c.1825

A pretty Derby porcelain chocolate cup with tapering sides and unusual shaped handles with moulded acanthus leaves across the thumb rest area and lower terminal. The cover with curved stepped edge and ring shaped knop with moulded acanthus leaves. The cup has a scene very finely painted in sepia enamel of three putti or young children dancing around a brazier. The other side has a bold gilt pattern of stylised flower and foliage and matching decoration to the cover. Gilt rims and details to the handles and knop. Red painted mark, c.1825.