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    British and Continental Ceramics and Glass

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    18 November 2008

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    Lot 135

    SEVEN MEISSEN ORNITHOLOGICAL PLATES AND A SOUP-PLATE

    1755-1780, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, FOUR WITH DOT MARKS AND ONE WITH STAR MARK, SOME WITH VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN

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    GBP 2,750

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    GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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    SEVEN MEISSEN ORNITHOLOGICAL PLATES AND A SOUP-PLATE
    1755-1780, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, FOUR WITH DOT MARKS AND ONE WITH STAR MARK, SOME WITH VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN
    The centres painted with specimen birds perched on branches including, bullfinch, jay and great tit, one with two waterbirds, the neubrandenstein ozier-moulded borders painted with scattered moths and insects, gilt line rims (plate with waterbirds with two repaired rim chips, soup-plate with slight chip to rim, some minor wear to enamels and gilding) (8)

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