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A pair of Nymphenburg two-handled glass coolers, circa 1765 image 1
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Lot 140

A pair of Nymphenburg two-handled glass coolers, circa 1765

6 December 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A pair of Nymphenburg two-handled glass coolers, circa 1765

Painted with rich loose bouquets of flowers and scattered flowers sprays, the gilt-edged rim with a blue line enclosing a band of gilt scrolling foliage, applied with rocailles handles heightened in blue enamel and gilding, 15.8cm high, impressed shield marks, incised 43 (one with small haircrack, the other with restoration to handles) (2)

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Provenance:
The Sperling Collection, Munich

The present lot and oval dishes in lot 138 seem to belong to a service decorated with flowers and a similar border to the one on the Hofservice. A number of pieces are illustrated in A. Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan, Sammlung Bäuml (1997), nos. 369-379. Another glass cooler from the same service is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, inv. no. 3447-1853.

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