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A Pair of Berlin Kapuziner-ground cups and saucers
CIRCA 1775, UNDERGLAZE BLUE SCEPTRE MARKS, CUPS AND ONE SAUCER WITH BLUE 4 MARK, ONE SAUCER WITH BLUE C MARK, INDISTINCT PRESSNUMMERN
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A Pair of Berlin Kapuziner-ground cups and saucers Circa 1775, underglaze blue sceptre marks, cups and one saucer with blue 4 mark, one saucer with blue C mark, indistinct Pressnummern
After Meissen originals, painted in underglaze blue with stylised Oriental landscapes with a man fishing, stylised plants issuing from islands and a bridge in the foreground, the borders with a band of loops, the undersides of the saucers, exterior and handles of the cups with Kapuziner ground (one cup with slight rim chip near handle) (2)
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Lot Essay
For a Meissen original exhibited in Hamburg and Dresden, see K.P. Arnold et. al., 'Meissener Balumalerei Aus Drei Jahrhunderten' Catalogue (Leipzig, 1989), fig. 173.
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