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A PARIS PORCELAIN RESTAURATION COFFEE AND TEASERVICE, gilt and painted in colours with brown-ground camées à l'antique depicting Roman cameo heads, decorated allover with suspended floral garlands tied by a blue ribbon, comprising;
- one large oviform coffeepot with cover, loop handle, the spout as a beast, the cover with painted finial, 28.5 cm high - one oviform teapot with cover en suite, 20.5 cm high - one milkjug, 17 cm high - one urn-shaped sugarbowl with pointed cover, 19 cm high - twelve cups and saucers (one chip to cover coffeepot, cover to teapot restored), circa 1815-1830 (16)
- one large oviform coffeepot with cover, loop handle, the spout as a beast, the cover with painted finial, 28.5 cm high - one oviform teapot with cover en suite, 20.5 cm high - one milkjug, 17 cm high - one urn-shaped sugarbowl with pointed cover, 19 cm high - twelve cups and saucers (one chip to cover coffeepot, cover to teapot restored), circa 1815-1830 (16)