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Lot 74*

Two Meissen teacups and saucers, circa 1740

5 December 2012, 13:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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Two Meissen teacups and saucers, circa 1740

Each decorated with an elaborate gilt and purple scrollwork cartouche enclosing a European landscape scene, similar scenes within iron-red concentric circles in the wells, gilt foliate scrollwork borders to the rims, the wishbone handles embellished in gilding, the cups: 4.1cm high; the saucers: 11.9cm diam., crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, gilt numeral 4. to all, impressed numerals (4)

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Literature:
Ulrich Pietsch, Passion for Meissen (2010), no. 105

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