Sale 8512
New York, Park Avenue
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30 - 31 October 1996
Price realised
USD 2,070
Estimate
A PAIR OF BERLIN TOPOGRAPHICAL CUPS AND SAUCERS CIRCA 1820, BLUE SCEPTRE AND IRON RED 0 MARKS Each with gilt interior and loop handle and painted in colours with figures in landscapes inscribed 'Gergen um Stonsdorff bey dem sogenanten Affenbusche in Schlesien.' and 'Aussicht von Furstenstein in Schlesien.' (4)
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Cf. Erich Köllmann, Berliner Porzellan 1763-1963, Braunschweig, 1966, Vol. II, Tafel 196, fig. c for a similar pair of topographical cups and saucers
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