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Compare, Christie's, New York, 24 October 2006, lot 272.
THE PROPERTY OF A TEXAS COLLECTOR (LOT 42)
A MEISSEN ARMORIAL FLOWER-ENCRUSTED SUGAR-BOX AND COVER
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
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A MEISSEN ARMORIAL FLOWER-ENCRUSTED SUGAR-BOX AND COVER
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Modeled after the Kröungsservice, of oblong octagonal form, flanked by upright shell and scroll handles, the stepped cover surmounted by a crown finial above the arms of the King of Poland and the Electors of Saxony, on a ground of paneled gilt scrollwork applied with floral clusters or cartouches painted after Watteau, the conforming garlanded box raised on four scroll feet
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) wide (2)
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Modeled after the Kröungsservice, of oblong octagonal form, flanked by upright shell and scroll handles, the stepped cover surmounted by a crown finial above the arms of the King of Poland and the Electors of Saxony, on a ground of paneled gilt scrollwork applied with floral clusters or cartouches painted after Watteau, the conforming garlanded box raised on four scroll feet
7¾ in. (19.6 cm.) wide (2)
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