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Posset cup and saucer (清朝) Qing dynasty(comma) late eighteenth century(comma) Canton region trade ware. Porcelain with orange decoration. Flowers(comma) bats(comma) conventional borders. Hand painted(comma) gilt rim and finial(comma) entwined strap handle. This shape was undoubtedly meant for foreign trade either to England or France. It would have been used by ladies of society to sip coffee(comma) tea(comma) or chocolate.