A SET OF ELEVEN ITALIAN PORCELAIN DINNER PLATES AND A SET OF TWELVE DRESDEN PORCELAIN PLATES
20TH CENTURY, THE FIRST WITH IRON-RED MARKS FOR SALVIATI & CO., VENICE, THE SECOND WITH BLUE MONOGRAM MARKS FOR CARL THIEME, POTSCHAPPEL, IMPRESSED 463, RETAILER'S MARKS FOR OVINGTON BROTHERS
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A SET OF ELEVEN ITALIAN PORCELAIN DINNER PLATES AND A SET OF TWELVE DRESDEN PORCELAIN PLATES
20TH CENTURY, THE FIRST WITH IRON-RED MARKS FOR SALVIATI & CO., VENICE, THE SECOND WITH BLUE MONOGRAM MARKS FOR CARL THIEME, POTSCHAPPEL, IMPRESSED 463, RETAILER'S MARKS FOR OVINGTON BROTHERS
The first gilt and painted with scroll and trellis border and courting couples; the second with pierced rims, the center painted and gilt with flower baskets and garlands
9 ¾ in. (24.7 cm.) diameter, the largest
Provenance
A gift of Roddy McDowell.
Lot Essay
English-American actor, director and photographer Roddy McDowell (1928-1998) was a close personal friend of Joan Rivers, and was a Godfather to Melissa Rivers.