A VIENNA STYLE BURGUNDY AND GREEN GROUND PART TETE-A-TETE
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A VIENNA STYLE BURGUNDY AND GREEN GROUND PART TETE-A-TETE

LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, BLUE BEEHIVE MARKS TO MOST, THE TRAY WITH DECORATOR'S BLUE SHIELD MARK PROBABLY FOR OSWALD LORENZ, VARIOUS IMPRESSED NUMERALS, THE TRAY SIGNED F. TIETR

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A VIENNA STYLE BURGUNDY AND GREEN GROUND PART TETE-A-TETE
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, BLUE BEEHIVE MARKS TO MOST, THE TRAY WITH DECORATOR'S BLUE SHIELD MARK PROBABLY FOR OSWALD LORENZ, VARIOUS IMPRESSED NUMERALS, THE TRAY SIGNED F. TIETR
The serving pieces of cylindrical form, each painted with a mythological scene, named on the underside, within a tooled gilt surround and further colorful panels of foliate scrolls, comprising:
A reticulated tray
A chocolate-pot and cover
A hot-milk jug and cover
Two chocolate-cups, covers and stands
A sugar-bowl cover and a matched bowl
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) wide, the tray (13)
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This lot is offered without reserve. No sales tax is due on the purchase price of this lot if it is picked up or delivered in the State of New York.

Lot Essay

For two very similar tête-à-têtes from the property of a Parisian family, see Christie's, New York, 25 October 2007, lots 484 and 500.

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