The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1540
Five Meissen coffee cups, c.1745, three painted in purpurmalerei with figures after Watteau,
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £441
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Description
Five Meissen coffee cups, c.1745, three painted in purpurmalerei with figures after Watteau, including La Diseuse d'Aventure, one painted in polychrome enamels with Ceres leaning on a sheaf of corn beneath a tree, probably emblematic of summer, the last with two figures in woodland, standing with their backs facing, blue crossed swords marks, some damages, one handle lacking, 7.7cm max. (5)