Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 12th February 2013

Lot 220

A Vienna mythological plate c.1806

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1600

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Description

A Vienna mythological plate c.1806, painted with a lively scene of Herse and her two sisters carrying Minerva's sacred baskets while Mercury and Cupid observe them from above, the rim with a pink stylized shell border, blue shield mark and impressed date code 806, titled in black 'Hersé l'Original peint par Lang Jean se trouve dans la Galerie Jm et R'a Vienne', 24.7cm.