Royal Worcester Porcelain Aesthetic Movement Cup & Saucer Butterfly Handle 1873

Description

DESCRIPTION:
Antique English Royal Worcester hand painted porcelain demitasse cup and saucer with a figural butterfly handle and bamboo designs with raised gilded cranes and butterflies.  The decoration might be called "Aesthetic Movement" style inspired by Japanese design.
MARKS:
Overglaze purple mark with the number 73 for 1873.
CONDITION:
In very good antique condition
free from chips, cracks, damages, repairs and restorations.
Mentioned for the record there is some typical very minor gold wear on the top rim of the cup and the inner rim of the saucer.
MEASUREMENTS:
Maximum saucer diameter is about 4 1/4 inches. The cup is 2 1/8 inches in diameter and about 2 1/8inches tall.
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