A MENNECY WHITE CUP, COVER AND STAND,

circa 1750, encrusted with prunus branches in relief, with foliate handle, the silver reeded rim mounted and impressed DV and with I below, 10.5cm high

Provenance: Woolley and Wallis, Lot 475 (part lot) 23rd May 2017.

Possibly because they only started making Dehua style wares circa 1750, they are comparatively rare. A tobacco jar with similar decoration is illustrated in "Tendre Porcelain de Mennecy" by Nicole Duchon, fig. 37, p.40.