Vintage J.K. Decor Carlsbad Tea Coffee Cup Blue Gold Fragonard Courting Couple vendu

The courting couple is a transfer ware that is signed fragonard. The cup is a robins egg blue, a creamy white and gold. No wear to the gold. Cup is in excellent condition. The bowl of this cup (without the handle) measures 4" across and 2 1/4" tall. The saucer, unfortunately, I hate to say it, but it got broken. I still have it but its been glued together.

Looking on the internet, this signed name led to a deluge of images, which are commonly called Fragonard Courting Couple or Fragonard Love Story, on plates, teacups, brooches, and vases.  Apparently, these courting couples were inspired from the work of artist Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806).  Fragonard was a French painter of the Rococo style who was popular in the latter half of the 18th Century, around the time of Marie Antoinette, Louis XV and Louis XVI.  Rococo painters featured pastoral landscapes and incorporated in their paintings myths of love, cherubs, cupids, venus and mythical creatures.  Portraiture was very popular among the Rococo painters and featured aristocratic courting couples on leisurely outings.  Although the couples that I’ve found on china plates, teacups, and vases appear to be innocent courting lovers, some works of the Rococo painters’  depict some naughtiness in their pastoral scenes.

Please message me if you have any questions. I thank you so very much for looking at my beautiful courting couple cup.