Lot Essay
The similar example in the Herzog Anton-Ulrich Museum is illustrated in Weisses Gold aus Fürstenberg (Brunswick, 1988), no. 258. Another example was sold in these Rooms on 1st December 1980, lot 183.
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CIRCA 1770, BLUE SCRIPT F MARK, IMPRESSED G 1
Details
A FÜRSTENBERG TURQUOISE-GROUND ICE-CUP
CIRCA 1770, BLUE SCRIPT F MARK, IMPRESSED G 1
With a branch handle moulded and gilt with fruit, ogee-sided, the upper part moulded with a band of stiff leaf tips, painted with vignettes of figures in landscapes, within gilt double-line quatrefoil cartouches, the border gilt with scale ornament (slight wear to gilding)
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 1770, BLUE SCRIPT F MARK, IMPRESSED G 1
With a branch handle moulded and gilt with fruit, ogee-sided, the upper part moulded with a band of stiff leaf tips, painted with vignettes of figures in landscapes, within gilt double-line quatrefoil cartouches, the border gilt with scale ornament (slight wear to gilding)
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high
Provenance
With A. Torre, from whom it was acquired in 1967.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.