A small majolica Art Nouveau coffee cup with moulded decorative detail highlighted with a cleverly controlled copper and iron glaze in green and brown.

A delightfully authentic relic of French Art Nouveau just 6.2 cm tall.

Made around 1890 by the French faience factory of Choisy-le-Roi who produced majolica from 1860 until 1910. 

The firm's wares are not always marked but this little cup has a fabulous clearly stamped mark on the base. 

The mark is a black ink stamped "Choisy-le-Roi" with the large "B".  The "HB" stands for Hippolyte Boulenger a director at the pottery.

Makers marks:
Choisy-le-Roi

Height:
6.2 cm

Weight:
87 g

Age:
130 years

Condition:
Excellent

Maker:
Choisy-le-Roi