Sale 1931
New York
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17 - 18 July 2007
Price realised
USD 1,200
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PART TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS Each piece decorated in underglaze blue with gilt-highlights of Deutsche Blumen, comprising: A globular teapot and cover A baluster coffee-pot and cover A footed cream jug A sugar bowl and cover A teacup and five saucers Six dessert plates Together with two Paris porcelain monogrammed pots a jus and covers, mid 19th century, each conical cover with acorn finial, of bombé circular form with forked branch handle, enriched with iron-red and blue bands, the front with the initials MB 9 in. (22.8 cm.) high, the coffee pot (23)
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