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A VIENNA CREAM-GROUND TÊTE À TÊTE
Date codes for 1798 and 1799
Painted with Venus and Cupid at various pursuits within richly gilt octagonal cartouches within broad gilt band borders suspending stylised flowers and husks, with gilt angular handles, comprising:
A cylindrical coffee-pot and cover
A hot milk-jug and cover (repair to rim of cover)
A sugar-tazza on a square base with four gilt paw feet (extensively damaged and repaired)
Two coffee-cans and saucers (one handle and one rim repaired, one saucer with slight chip to rim)
An oblong octagonal tray with pierced sides (the sides extensively damaged and with restoration), impressed U within a square
- blue shield marks, various Pressnummern
the tray 15in. (38cm.) wide
Date codes for 1798 and 1799
Painted with Venus and Cupid at various pursuits within richly gilt octagonal cartouches within broad gilt band borders suspending stylised flowers and husks, with gilt angular handles, comprising:
A cylindrical coffee-pot and cover
A hot milk-jug and cover (repair to rim of cover)
A sugar-tazza on a square base with four gilt paw feet (extensively damaged and repaired)
Two coffee-cans and saucers (one handle and one rim repaired, one saucer with slight chip to rim)
An oblong octagonal tray with pierced sides (the sides extensively damaged and with restoration), impressed U within a square
- blue shield marks, various Pressnummern
the tray 15in. (38cm.) wide