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TWO EUROPEAN SUBJECT PIECES
CIRCA 1775
A tea caddy with a courtly scene on each side, later metal collar and cover, and a plate showing a lady picking roses (possibly later-decorated)
9¼ inches (23.4 cm) diameter, the plate (3)

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Lot Essay

The print source for the scene on this caddy, showing a gallant offering fruit to two ladies, has not been identified, but the coffeepot from the service is illustrated by Hervouët & Bruneau, op cit, p. 145, and was sold Sotheby's, Monaco, 19 June 1988, lot 1542.

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