Lot Essay
From a possibly unique tea service, design source unknown, of which a milk jug was in the Mottahedeh collection, sold Sotheby's New York, 30 January 1985, illustrated by Howard and Ayers, op. cit., p. 292
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CIRCA 1805
Details
A EUROPEAN SUBJECT SUGAR BOWL AND COVER
Circa 1805
Each side finely enamelled with a European lady seated on a sofa gazing down at her daughter as her son reaches for the book in her lap, traces of a gilt vine border
5.7/8in. (14.9cm.) high
Circa 1805
Each side finely enamelled with a European lady seated on a sofa gazing down at her daughter as her son reaches for the book in her lap, traces of a gilt vine border
5.7/8in. (14.9cm.) high
Provenance
The Lucile and Robert H. Gries Charity Fund
Western Reserve Historical Society
Western Reserve Historical Society