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Four items of Sèvres-style bleu celeste porcelain
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Four items of Sèvres-style bleu celeste porcelain
painted to the centre with vignettes of figures wearing 18th century dress within scrolling gilt foliage, the borders reserved with three panels painted with bouquets of flowers, comprising: a plate painted with a figure playing a lute and two ladies in a garden -- 12¼in. (31cm.) diam.; a bowl painted to the centre with figures within panels of flowers, the exterior with larger panels of flowers -- 11¾in. (29.8cm.) diam.; and two soup-dishes each painted to the centre with a courting couple -- 9½in. (24.1cm.) diam., printed and incised marks, cancelatrion marks, late 19th century (some slight wear)
See colour plate 2 for part (4)
painted to the centre with vignettes of figures wearing 18th century dress within scrolling gilt foliage, the borders reserved with three panels painted with bouquets of flowers, comprising: a plate painted with a figure playing a lute and two ladies in a garden -- 12¼in. (31cm.) diam.; a bowl painted to the centre with figures within panels of flowers, the exterior with larger panels of flowers -- 11¾in. (29.8cm.) diam.; and two soup-dishes each painted to the centre with a courting couple -- 9½in. (24.1cm.) diam., printed and incised marks, cancelatrion marks, late 19th century (some slight wear)
See colour plate 2 for part (4)