British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day Two) - 27th April 2023
Lot 494
A Meissen coffee can and saucer
Estimate £500 - £700
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Description
A Meissen coffee can and saucer, c.1800, painted with scenes of Russian street vendors after Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, the can with two traders conversing in a street, the saucer with a gentleman buying a trinket from a young seller, all reserved on an apple green ground, blue crossed swords and star marks for the Marcolini period, 13.5cm. (2)
Provenance: a private collection. Purchased Sotheby's, London, 15th April 1997, lot 123.