Lot Essay
For a Capodimonte service of similar form to the cup in this lot see Francesco Stazzi Porcellane Italiane (Milan, 1964), p. 72.
CIRCA 1750 AND 1780, THE FIRST WITH BLUE FLEUR-DE-LYS MARK,
Details
A Capodimonte two-handled cup, an Italian porcelain salt and a Tournai porcelain baluster milk-jug
Circa 1750 and 1780, the first with blue fleur-de-lys mark,
The cup of flared form with gilt-enriched double-scroll handles, the lower part with radiating gilt gadroons (rims chipped), the white salt of circular form on a domed and stepped octangonal base, the underside inscribed in blue S.+.C (rim chip), the milk jug of generous baluster form with angular handle painted in managnese with flowering shrubs issuing from a banded hedge (handle repaired)
The cup and the salt 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high, jug 4 in. (10.2 cm.) high (3)
Circa 1750 and 1780, the first with blue fleur-de-lys mark,
The cup of flared form with gilt-enriched double-scroll handles, the lower part with radiating gilt gadroons (rims chipped), the white salt of circular form on a domed and stepped octangonal base, the underside inscribed in blue S.+.C (rim chip), the milk jug of generous baluster form with angular handle painted in managnese with flowering shrubs issuing from a banded hedge (handle repaired)
The cup and the salt 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) high, jug 4 in. (10.2 cm.) high (3)
Special notice
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