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A SCHOELCHER PAIRS PORCELAIN GILT CABARET, Boulevard des Italiens, Faubourg St.-Denis, painted in colours in the Empire style, comprising;
One square tray with canted corners depicting a giraffe held by Egyptians indistinctly inscribed: giraffe donnée par le vice-roi d'Egypte au roi de France, circa 27 cm wide
One small baluster coffee pot and cover depicting a giraffe in a barge, inscribed: débarquement de la giraffe, 16.5 cm high
One baluster milkjug depicting a giraffe beside a mosque, inscribed: arrivée au Caire, 14.5 cm high
One cup and saucer depicting a herd of giraffes, inscribed: giraffes en liberté
One cup and a cover depicting a hunting scene, inscribed: la chasse (various damages), marked for Schoelcher
first quarter 19th Century (5)
One square tray with canted corners depicting a giraffe held by Egyptians indistinctly inscribed: giraffe donnée par le vice-roi d'Egypte au roi de France, circa 27 cm wide
One small baluster coffee pot and cover depicting a giraffe in a barge, inscribed: débarquement de la giraffe, 16.5 cm high
One baluster milkjug depicting a giraffe beside a mosque, inscribed: arrivée au Caire, 14.5 cm high
One cup and saucer depicting a herd of giraffes, inscribed: giraffes en liberté
One cup and a cover depicting a hunting scene, inscribed: la chasse (various damages), marked for Schoelcher
first quarter 19th Century (5)