Sale 6432
London
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9 July 2001
Price realised
GBP 6,462
Estimate
A Meissen coral-red-ground coffee-cup and saucer Circa 1740, blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 6. to cup and 2 to saucer Painted with merchants on quaysides among barrels and packages before sailing ships within quatrefoil cartouches, the cartouche on the saucer surrounded by lustre panels and iron-red and gilt foliage scrolls within elaborate gilt scroll and flowerhead borders
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Pre-Lot Text
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