Egg Cup

This is a rare egg cup made by Sevres in the 18th century. A very uncommon piece that is made of softpaste porcelain and handpainted with two nice flowers as well as a leaf and a nice gold trim to the top and around the foot. The piece displays nicely but sadly the foot has had a large chip missing which was repaired with a wooden replacement piece overpainted in white. Never seen such a repair in all these years! If the paint hadn't turned darker I am sure it wouldn't be very obvious at all! An easy fix these days with modern advances in restoration work. Otherwise is it in great shape with very little wearto the gilding. The piece is marked with the blue interlaced LL mark with a painter's mark of 4 dots. There looks to be another mark on top of the LL mark but it is partially missing due to the chip and obscured by the overpaint. The piece is 1.875 inches tall and 1.875 inches in diameter. Please email me for more information or other pictures.