Lot Essay
See Anon. sale; Christie's, London, 7 October 1996, lot 309 for another coffee-can and saucer from the service to which the present example originally belonged.
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CIRCA 1803, BLUE BEEHIVE MARKS AND IMPRESSED DATE CODES, THE CUP FOR 1803, THE SAUCER FOR 1802
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A VIENNA (SORGENTHAL) GOLD-GROUND COFFEE-CAN AND SAUCER
Circa 1803, blue beehive marks and impressed date codes, the cup for 1803, the saucer for 1802
Painted with pink roses with bright green stems on the gold ground and below a blue band gilt with fretwork between scalloped bands
5¼in. (13.5cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)
Circa 1803, blue beehive marks and impressed date codes, the cup for 1803, the saucer for 1802
Painted with pink roses with bright green stems on the gold ground and below a blue band gilt with fretwork between scalloped bands
5¼in. (13.5cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)