The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1589
A Doccia teabowl and a Venetian saucer, c.1750 and c.1760-65, both painted in the manner of Giuseppe
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A Doccia teabowl and a Venetian saucer, c.1750 and c.1760-65, both painted in the manner of Giuseppe Romei, in purple monochrome (a paesi di porpora) with a river and buildings beside windswept trees, within shaped cartouches edged in purple and red, incised V mark to the saucer possibly relating to Nathaniel Friedrich Hewelcke or one of his workers at early Cozzi, a small filled chip to the teabowl's rim, 12.2cm. (2)
This style of painting is traditionally attributed to Giuseppe Romei, who worked at the Doccia factory from the 1740s.