English & European Ceramics & Glass - 12th October 2010
Lot 528
* A Capodimonte cup and saucer
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1100
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Description
* A Capodimonte cup and saucer, painted in the manner of Giovanni Caselli with distant buildings behind sparse trees issuing from rockwork in a purple monochrome palette, fleur de lys marks in underglaze blue, mid 18th century, minor faults, 13.2cm max. (2)
Cf. Arthur Lane, Italian Porcelain, pl.64a for a cup by the same hand.
Provenance: from a distinguished private European collection.
