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CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PART DESSERT-SERVICE
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN
Painted with birds and waterfowl in landscape vignettes, the scroll and flower-moulded borders painted with swags of flowers and exotic birds perched on branches and in flight, within shaped gilt line rims, comprising: Fourteen plates, slight chipping to rims and six saucer-dishes, five restored (20)
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN
Painted with birds and waterfowl in landscape vignettes, the scroll and flower-moulded borders painted with swags of flowers and exotic birds perched on branches and in flight, within shaped gilt line rims, comprising: Fourteen plates, slight chipping to rims and six saucer-dishes, five restored (20)
Provenance
Probably bought by Frederick, 4th Earl Spencer on 1st June 1849 of H.D. & J. Falcke
Literature
W.B. Honey, Catalogue of the Porcelain and Pottery both Oriental and European in the Collection of the Earl Spencer at Althorp, 1937, no. 608
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Sale room notice
Please note that this lot includes five English porcelain plates made as replacements.
Brought to you by
Victoria von Westenholz
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