Lot Essay
The poetic rebus puzzle on this service should be read as Wandle auf Rosen und Vergissmeinnicht, Walk on roses and forget me not.
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CIRCA 1810, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS ENCLOSING A STAR ABOVE 4, PAINTER'S 31 IN PURPLE, IMPRESSED NUMERALS
Details
(28) A Meissen Marcolini porcelain floral 'rebus' coffee and tea service
CIRCA 1810, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS ENCLOSING A STAR ABOVE 4, PAINTER'S 31 IN PURPLE, IMPRESSED NUMERALS
In the neoclassical style, finely painted with bouquets of pink roses and forget-me-nots, inscribed Wandle auf and Und, the underglaze blue-ground borders with gilt scrolls, with à la Grecque handles and bunches of grapes finials, the spouts with a wreath in relief, enhanced in partly tooled gilding, comprising: a coffee pot and cover, 26 cm. high; a teapot and cover; a milk jug; a sugar bowl and cover; a slop bowl; ten cups and saucers (very minor wear to gilding, one restuck finial) (28)
CIRCA 1810, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS ENCLOSING A STAR ABOVE 4, PAINTER'S 31 IN PURPLE, IMPRESSED NUMERALS
In the neoclassical style, finely painted with bouquets of pink roses and forget-me-nots, inscribed Wandle auf and Und, the underglaze blue-ground borders with gilt scrolls, with à la Grecque handles and bunches of grapes finials, the spouts with a wreath in relief, enhanced in partly tooled gilding, comprising: a coffee pot and cover, 26 cm. high; a teapot and cover; a milk jug; a sugar bowl and cover; a slop bowl; ten cups and saucers (very minor wear to gilding, one restuck finial) (28)
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