Jacob Petit Antique French Old Paris Porcelain Cup & Saucer Hand Painted Flowers, Gilt Trim sculpture 800 different species

800 different species

for the traditional "Hunter's Mass" hunt held around St

Unique form to the vases richly decorated in neoclassical style mounts

The back with a stamp reading Schachinger & Herrmann

in use after 1994

Jacob Petit Antique French Old Paris Porcelain Cup & Saucer Hand Painted Flowers, Gilt Trim sculpture 800 different speciesAntique mid 19th century French porcelain cup and saucer by Jacob Petit. Hand painted with an array of vibrant flowers and gilt trim. Marked on the underside with initials J. P. in blue underglaze. Jacob Mardochee dit Petit (1796 1865) trained as a painter in Paris, travelled to Italy, Switzerland, Germany and England where he lived and worked as a theatre set designer. After a short stint at Sevres he purchased the Baruch Weil porcelain factory in