English and European Ceramics and Glass - 21st April 2015
Lot 225
A Vienna part tea service late 18th century
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A Vienna part tea service late 18th century, decorated with a trellis pattern of green leaves intersected by pink roses, with fruit finials, including a teapot and cover, milk jug and cover, two cups and two saucers, and a Vienna three-footed jug, dated 1784, painted with grisaille portraits of Greek philosophers, titled 'Theophraste' and 'Epimenide', in cartouches suspended from blue ribbon, blue shield marks, 20cm max. (9)
Paper label for the Collection of Vivian S. Hawes to the single jug.