Tea Cup & Saucer Indian Basket Multicolor Herend Fine china Multicolor

  

Stunning Herend Indian Basket hand painted cup and saucer set, multicolor, FD pattern. This pattern, recalling the fineness of Far Eastern porcelains, consists of branches and fronds covered with leaves and stylized flowers, issuing from a reed fence like a basket.

Around this basket is a ring of dedicatedly painted garlands. The Indian basket decor can be traced back to Japanese Kakiemon porcelains.

European porcelain painters took note of the Fleurs des Indes - Indian basket (others also call it French basket) in the early 18th century. It soon became one of the favorite motifs at their manufactories. One of the most famous admirers of Indian Basket - Fleurs des Indes - was Empress Eugene, wife of Napoleon III. She used this service on the table of Elysee Palace when she gave a reception in honour of Emperor Francis Joseph at the Paris World Exposition of 1867. You will receive the following.

1 pc - Tea Cup - vol 2 dl (6 OZ) 730-2-00 FD - Multicolor 1 pc - Saucer - diam 14 cm (5.5D) 706-1-00 FD - Multicolor. Height: 6 cm (2.5H). Volume: 2 dl (6 OZ). Diameter: 14 cm (5.5D).