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CIRCA 1750, VERY FAINT SMALL BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 24 AND GILT NO 2
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a meissen cylindrical month jug
Circa 1750, very faint small blue crossed swords mark, Pressnummer 24 and gilt no 2
(Monatsbecher) gilt and painted in colours, for January, the gilt scrolled cartouche reserved with a winterscene of skaters on a lake, a gentleman pushing a lady seated on a chair over the ice, inscribed in iron red Januarius, flanked by two grotesque Callot dwarfs, one wearing furs, the other amusing himself on a sleigh, the loop handle with purple motifs (crack to the upper part of the handle)
7.6cm high
Circa 1750, very faint small blue crossed swords mark, Pressnummer 24 and gilt no 2
(Monatsbecher) gilt and painted in colours, for January, the gilt scrolled cartouche reserved with a winterscene of skaters on a lake, a gentleman pushing a lady seated on a chair over the ice, inscribed in iron red Januarius, flanked by two grotesque Callot dwarfs, one wearing furs, the other amusing himself on a sleigh, the loop handle with purple motifs (crack to the upper part of the handle)
7.6cm high
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.