Lot Essay
Cf. Francesco Stazzi, Porcellane Italiane (Milan 1964), col. pl. 1 for two similar cups and saucers.
PROPERTY OF A CONTINENTAL LADY OF TITLE
A Doccia part tea and coffee-service
CIRCA 1770
Details
A Doccia part tea and coffee-service
Circa 1770
Con basso relievo istoriato and coloured with mythological figures, the saucers with shells and scrolls hung with garlands of flowers, comprising:
A teapot and cover
A coffee-pot and cover
Seven teacups
Six coffee-cups (one chipped)
Six saucers (two chipped, one cracked)
Two smaller saucers
Circa 1770
Con basso relievo istoriato and coloured with mythological figures, the saucers with shells and scrolls hung with garlands of flowers, comprising:
A teapot and cover
A coffee-pot and cover
Seven teacups
Six coffee-cups (one chipped)
Six saucers (two chipped, one cracked)
Two smaller saucers
Provenance
Angela, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, sale Christie's, 10 May 1922, lot 161 as Capodimonte (357 gns. Negretti) and by descent from the purchaser.
Sale room notice
There are six teacups (not seven), five coffee-cups (not six) and five saucers (not six).