Lot Essay
The story of Narcissus comes from Ovid's Metamorphoses (III, 407-08).
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY, BLUE SCEPTRE MARK, PRESSNUMMER 15 AND GILT P MARK
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A BERLIN PALE-PINK GROUND CABINET PLATE
Early 19th century, blue sceptre mark, Pressnummer 15 and gilt P mark
Finely painted with a mythological view of Narcissus gazing into a pool at his reflection, a whippet recumbent at his feet, the rim enriched with a chased band of heart-shaped scrolls within gilt anthemion
9¾ in. (24 cm.) diameter
Early 19th century, blue sceptre mark, Pressnummer 15 and gilt P mark
Finely painted with a mythological view of Narcissus gazing into a pool at his reflection, a whippet recumbent at his feet, the rim enriched with a chased band of heart-shaped scrolls within gilt anthemion
9¾ in. (24 cm.) diameter