CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORD MARKS AND GILDER'S H. TO SAUCER

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A MEISSEN YELLOW-GROUND TEACUP AND A SAUCER
CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORD MARKS AND GILDER'S H. TO SAUCER
Of quatrefoil section, painted with panels of figures after Watteau in idyllic landscapes between yellow ground panels reserved with sprays of deutsche Blumen divided by broad bands of gilt scrolls and scale-pattern, the cup with a gilt lyre-shaped handle (restoration to handle, slight flake to green leaf on cup, very slight wear) (2)

Provenance

Acquired on the Portobello Road, London, 2003

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

A similar cup and saucer is illustrated by Hans Syz, et al., Catalogue of the Hans Syz Collection (Washington D.C., 1979), pp. 342-343, no. 217, and a pair of similar teacups and saucers were sold in these Rooms on 21st February 2005, lot 88.

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