Lot Essay
See anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 26 October 2004, lot 37 for another pâte-sur-pâte decorated cylindrical box and cover.
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CIRCA 1880, BLUE SCEPTRE AND E MARK, IRON-RED MONOGRAMMED ORB MARK AND VARIOUS IMPRESSED CYPHERS
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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PATE-SUR-PATE TEAL-GROUND CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
CIRCA 1880, BLUE SCEPTRE AND E MARK, IRON-RED MONOGRAMMED ORB MARK AND VARIOUS IMPRESSED CYPHERS
Finely painted in white slip with a bust-length portrait of a young maiden reserved on a dove-grey ground circular medallion, the box exterior and cover interior enriched with gilt rocaille scrolls
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diameter (2)
CIRCA 1880, BLUE SCEPTRE AND E MARK, IRON-RED MONOGRAMMED ORB MARK AND VARIOUS IMPRESSED CYPHERS
Finely painted in white slip with a bust-length portrait of a young maiden reserved on a dove-grey ground circular medallion, the box exterior and cover interior enriched with gilt rocaille scrolls
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diameter (2)