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Lot Essay
The ornithological subject is likely taken from George Edwards' A Natural History of Uncommon Birds first published in France as Histoire naturelle des divers oiseaux in 1745 and 1748.
See The Collection of Charles-Otto Zieseniss; Christie's Paris, 6 December 2001, lot 179 for two more ice cups from the same service. A plate from the same service is offered as lot 75 in the present sale.
See The Collection of Charles-Otto Zieseniss; Christie's Paris, 6 December 2001, lot 179 for two more ice cups from the same service. A plate from the same service is offered as lot 75 in the present sale.