Lot Essay
See van Dam, 2001, p.231 and Catalogus van de collectie Weesper Porselein, 1977, no.1 for comparable tureens.
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1759-1769, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND THREE DOTS MARK
Details
A Weesp two-handled tureen, cover and stand
1759-1769, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND THREE DOTS MARK
Moulded in relief with rocaille scrolls and cartouches, painted with pastoral figures at various pursuits, on four feet, with large sliced lemon finial (handles restored, leaves of the lemon chipped, the cover with a firing crack to the inside and a related hairline crack to the outside)
The tureen 30 cm. wide (3)
1759-1769, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND THREE DOTS MARK
Moulded in relief with rocaille scrolls and cartouches, painted with pastoral figures at various pursuits, on four feet, with large sliced lemon finial (handles restored, leaves of the lemon chipped, the cover with a firing crack to the inside and a related hairline crack to the outside)
The tureen 30 cm. wide (3)
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note that the covered tureen has a stand, and the quantity should read 3.