Two Mennecy white tobacco jars and silver-mounted covers circa 1750-60

each of cylindrical form and molded with flowering prunus in blanc-de-chine style, incised D, V marks.

The Antique Porcelain Company, New York

Please note: the porcelain of the covers has not been examined beneath the mounts. There is some speckling to the glaze overall. One cover is restored and completely oversprayed; the other has an approximate 3/8-in. flat chip to the top surface of the knop. One jar has an approximate 1 1/4-in vertical haircrack to the rim and a second 1/2-in. minor haircrack to the base; the other is in generally good condition (apart from some speckling, as mentioned above).
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