The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1590
An early Doccia coffee cup and a beaker, c.1745, the cup finely painted in the Du Paquier manner
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £567
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Description
An early Doccia coffee cup and a beaker, c.1745, the cup finely painted in the Du Paquier manner with a bold spray of European flowers including convolvulus with flying insects around, the beaker in the Meissen style with scattered insects and a loose floral spray, a short rim crack and small chips to the beaker, 7.5cm. (2)
Cf. The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Object number G96.5.376, for an identical cup from the Hans Syz Collection.