White porcelain chocolate cup and saucer... - Lot 103 - Daguerre

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White porcelain chocolate cup and saucer... - Lot 103 - Daguerre
White porcelain chocolate cup and saucer with gold decoration, mid 19th century H. 8 cm Crack. An opaline cup on foot with a bird decoration. H. 16 cm The chocolate cups can be qualified as trembling when the cup fits into its saucer. This allows consumers of hot chocolate to stir the contents of the cup without the risk of burning themselves. The Viceroy of Peru is said to have started this fashion in the 17th century, a fashion that quickly spread to Europe, at a time when hot chocolate was a luxury drink.
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