English & European Ceramics & Glass - 13th September 2011

Lot 488

A rare Cozzi society-group teabowl and saucer c.1765-70

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £7200

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Description

A rare Cozzi society-group teabowl and saucer c.1765-70, finely painted in the manner of Giambattista Tiepolo with courtly characters in garden scenes, the cup's interior with a pear, red anchor marks, a well restored short crack, 12cm. (2) Cf. Arthur Lane, Italian Porcelain, pl.21 for a similar example.