Paris porcelain coffee service, Empire period, circa 1815-18 - Lot 73

Paris porcelain coffee service, Empire period, circa 1815-1825 Early 19thᵉ century Paris porcelain coffee service with cobalt blue background enhanced with burnished gold, neoclassical decoration with hand-painted gilded floral friezes, cups with lion-head handles and coffee pot with eagle-head spout, characteristic of Parisian workshops active under the Empire and early Restoration, underglaze marks in green and decorator marks in red on glaze visible under some pieces. Details: Origin Paris; period circa 1815-1825; material porcelain and gilding; composition one coffee pot (height 25 cm, lid damaged), one milk jug (21 cm), one covered sugar bowl (17 cm), one large bowl (10 cm), six cups with saucers (height 10 cm each); total weight 3,825 g; condition very good overall condition considering age with gilding wear in places and damaged coffee pot lid.