CIRCA 1760, BLUE SHIELD MARK, IMPRESSED O TO BACK OF BASE

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A Vienna group of a gallant and companion
Circa 1760, blue shield mark, impressed O to back of base
The gallant in a black hat, yellow-lined pink jacket and yellow breeches, leaning forward and presenting a posy to his seated companion, a table with a coffee-cup, yellow cushion and a book to her side, a pet on her lap, on a shaped oval mound base edged with gilt scrolls (table broken through and restored, her right hand, his left hand and pet's head restuck, restoration to his hat, chip to her hair, slight flaking to enamels and other small minor damages)
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

For a similar group, with the gallant holding a mask, see Wilhelm Mrazek and Waltraud Neuwirth, 'Wiener Porzellan 1718-1864' Österreichischer Museum für angewandte Kunst Exhibition Catalogue (Vienna, 1970), pl. 70, fig. 517.

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