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CIRCA 1760, BLUE RAMPANT LION MARK, IMPRESSED 5K MARK TO BOTH
Details
A Frankenthal ornithological teacup and saucer
Circa 1760, blue rampant lion mark, impressed 5K mark to both
The exterior of the teacup with a wagtail among grasses, the base of the interior with a flower-spray, the saucer with a honeybird perched on the branch of a tree-stump, gilt line rims (wear to gilding, small chip to footrim of saucer)
Circa 1760, blue rampant lion mark, impressed 5K mark to both
The exterior of the teacup with a wagtail among grasses, the base of the interior with a flower-spray, the saucer with a honeybird perched on the branch of a tree-stump, gilt line rims (wear to gilding, small chip to footrim of saucer)
Provenance
Ole Olsens Collection
Literature
Hermann Schmitz, Generaldirektr Ole Olsens Kunstsamlinger, pl. LXXXVII, no. 1849.