19th Jul, 2013 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 78
 

78

A Set of Four Meissen Porcelain Dessert Plates, circa 1760, painted in colours with sprays of...

A Set of Four Meissen Porcelain Dessert Plates, circa 1760, painted in colours with sprays of flowers, fruit and vegetables and with scattered sprigs within broad pierced borders with leaves on a basketwork within shaped gilt rims, crossed swords mark in underglaze blue, 25.5cm wide; A Similar Circular Dish, 30.5cm diameter; and Five Similar Berlin Plates, sceptre marks in underglaze blue, 26.5cm diameter (10)

Sold for £800
Estimated at £500 - £700


 

Some wear to gilding and minor wear to enamels throughout. One Meissen plate with 2cm long flat rim and another smaller flat rim chip. Meissen dish with flat rim chip. One Berlin plate with 1.5cm long flat chip to rim. Some very minor chipping to pierced decoration throughout. All with some warping. 310513

 


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Auction: Summer Fine Art Sale, 19th Jul, 2013

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