HOGWASH!

I believe the teacup shown here was manufactured about 1900, as T. V. refers to Tresseman and Vogt who made china in Limoges in that era. Their mark was a bell with T. V. inside and Limoges at bottom.

And the saucer is not French, but British. It is a Royal Wochester, made, according to the maker's mark, between 1862 and 1865. In addition, I believe the mark below the circle with the W's is a 2 which indicates this saucer was sold as a 2nd. As there is a drop of the blue paint on the back, this may just have been the case.

In addition, I suspect the cup as well as the saucer, except for the blue rim, were undecorated when first sold by their manufacturers and either decorated by another factory or by the lady who purchased them, as was a common hobby during the 1800's to early 1900's.

The tip off that Hogwash was present came because of the claim that this cup and saucer were pre revolutionary war. Not likely, as Limoges only started manufacturing this type of bone china in 1771 and stopped in 1779 for a number of years . In addition, the china manufactured from 1771 to 1779 was only white, as they were very proud they had finally found the secret to bone white china, until then, only available in China itself.

Just thought you'd like to know.