The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1582
A rare pair of German porcelain ornithological saucers, c.1770-80, possibly Ansbach,
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1512
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Description
A rare pair of German porcelain ornithological saucers, c.1770-80, possibly Ansbach, naturalistically painted with pairs of birds, one with flamingoes and one with toucans, a moulded Ludwigsburg saucer painted with a central goldfinch within small landscape panels, an Ansbach cup, c.1765, painted with a robin on a branch, and a later Continental saucer painted in the Sèvres manner with a bird reserved on a deep blue ground with gilt foliate scrollwork, blue DT mark, 14.7cm max. (5)