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CIRCA 1745-1780, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, SOME WITH DOTS AND SOME WITH STARS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN
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CIRCA 1745-1780, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, SOME WITH DOTS AND SOME WITH STARS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN
Painted with specimen birds perched on shrubs surrounded by scattered insects and Altbrandenstein moulded borders and shaped gilt line rims, comprising:
Three two-handled oval vegetable-tureens and covers with shell, asparagus and cauliflower handles, the finials of the domed covers formed as putti holding cornucopiae of flowers and fruit (one tureen with restored rim chip, one cover with chip to interior flange, covers with slight chipping to finials and flowers)
Three two-handled shaped-oval vegetable-tureen stands (minute chip to handle of one)
Two two-handled double-lipped sauceboats
Two large shaped-circular dishes (one with cracks to body and glaze) 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) and 11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) wide
A shaped-circular dish, 10¾ in. (27.4 cm.) wide
Four shaped-circular dishes (two with rim chips), 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide
Four shaped-circular dishes, 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) wide
Twelve soup-plates (one with two rim chips)
Thirty-three dinner-plates (one with hairline crack to centre, three with chipping to footrim, ten with a rim chip, four with two rim chips, two with three rim chips, one with three rim chips and a minute rim chip, one with a rim chip and short minor crack, one with three small rim chips and a footrim chip)
(varying degrees of wear to gilding, some enamels with slight scratching and flaking)
CIRCA 1745-1780, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, SOME WITH DOTS AND SOME WITH STARS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN
Painted with specimen birds perched on shrubs surrounded by scattered insects and Altbrandenstein moulded borders and shaped gilt line rims, comprising:
Three two-handled oval vegetable-tureens and covers with shell, asparagus and cauliflower handles, the finials of the domed covers formed as putti holding cornucopiae of flowers and fruit (one tureen with restored rim chip, one cover with chip to interior flange, covers with slight chipping to finials and flowers)
Three two-handled shaped-oval vegetable-tureen stands (minute chip to handle of one)
Two two-handled double-lipped sauceboats
Two large shaped-circular dishes (one with cracks to body and glaze) 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) and 11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) wide
A shaped-circular dish, 10¾ in. (27.4 cm.) wide
Four shaped-circular dishes (two with rim chips), 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide
Four shaped-circular dishes, 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) wide
Twelve soup-plates (one with two rim chips)
Thirty-three dinner-plates (one with hairline crack to centre, three with chipping to footrim, ten with a rim chip, four with two rim chips, two with three rim chips, one with three rim chips and a minute rim chip, one with a rim chip and short minor crack, one with three small rim chips and a footrim chip)
(varying degrees of wear to gilding, some enamels with slight scratching and flaking)
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