TWO TRANSITIONAL CERAMIC ART COMPANY/LENOX GUBERNATORIAL MONOGRAMMED CLARET-GROUND PORTRAIT PLATES
CIRCA 1903, GILT CAC MONOGRAM AND WREATH MARK, IMPRESSED LENOX, SIGNED GEYER
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TWO TRANSITIONAL CERAMIC ART COMPANY/LENOX GUBERNATORIAL MONOGRAMMED CLARET-GROUND PORTRAIT PLATES
CIRCA 1903, GILT CAC MONOGRAM AND WREATH MARK, IMPRESSED LENOX, SIGNED GEYER
EACH FINELY PAINTED AFTER ASTI WITH A BUST-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A BRUNETTE BEAUTY, THE CAVETTO WITH A GILT BAND OF BEADED OVOLO, THE GILT FOLIATE SCROLLWORK BORDER CENTERING A QUATREFOIL CARTOUCHE WITH AN FM MONOGRAM FOR FRANKLIN MURPHY
10½ IN. (26.6 CM.) DIAMETER (2)
Provenance
GOVERNOR FRANKLIN MURPHY, NEWARK, 1903
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This lot is offered without reserve.
Lot Essay
ANGELO ASTI, FRENCH (1847-1903)
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