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CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, GILDER'S 58.
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A MEISSEN TEA-CADDY AND A COVER
CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, GILDER'S 58.
Enameled in puce, green, black and iron-red with Chinese figures at leisure activites within gilt Laub-und-Bandelwerk borders, the cover with gilt acorn finial
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, GILDER'S 58.
Enameled in puce, green, black and iron-red with Chinese figures at leisure activites within gilt Laub-und-Bandelwerk borders, the cover with gilt acorn finial
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. H. Graves Terwilliger, no. 20.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 22-24 April 1982, lot 204.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 22-24 April 1982, lot 204.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., National Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1975-1981.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Sale room notice
Please note: The cover on the caddy, although of similar date, is not original to it. The description in the printed catalogue should read:
A MEISSEN TEA CADDY AND A COVER
A MEISSEN TEA CADDY AND A COVER