Jacob Petit Antique French Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Cup & Saucer French sterling silver claret jugs The finely carved corpus of

The finely carved corpus of Christ measures 7 1/8" height from hand to foot x 5" wide hand to hand

the base is 7/8” diameter

The bottle is unmarked

The box is quatrefoil shaped with concave sides

Jacob Petit Antique French Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Cup & Saucer French sterling silver claret jugs The finely carved corpus ofAntique 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