A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PART SERVICE
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PART SERVICE

CIRCA 1800, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PART SERVICE
CIRCA 1800, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN
Painted with 'Rothschild' birds in branches surrounded by insects, within borders of ribbon-tied flower-swags, comprising: two oval two-handled vegetable tureens, covers and stands; a shaped circular salad bowl; a shaped oval dish; four leaf-shaped dishes; two shaped circular dishes; an oval two-handled sugar-bowl and a cover; and four candlesticks
10 ½ in. (26.8 cm.) wide, the bowl
Provenance
With J. Rochelle Thomas, London.
Lucy Truman Aldrich, Providence, Rhode Island 1935-55.
The Estate of Lucy Truman Aldrich, a bequest to David Rockefeller, 1955.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, vol. IV, 1992, pp. 156-157, no. 168.
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