Lot Essay
This shape is not recorded in Zick, op. cit., (Berlin 1978).
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CIRCA 1755, UNDERGLAZE FAINT BLUE W, IMPRESSED 3 68 +
Details
A Berlin (Wegely) rectangular teacaddy and cover
Circa 1755, underglaze faint blue W, impressed 3 68 +
Of silver shape with concave canted corners above a moulded footrim, the flat shoulder with a moulded edge, painted with bouquets and scattered flower-sprays including tulips, roses and lily-of-the-valley, the cylindrical cover similarly decorated with flower-sprays and applied with a tulip finial (teacaddy with chipping to footrim, cover with slight chipping to rim and finial)
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Circa 1755, underglaze faint blue W, impressed 3 68 +
Of silver shape with concave canted corners above a moulded footrim, the flat shoulder with a moulded edge, painted with bouquets and scattered flower-sprays including tulips, roses and lily-of-the-valley, the cylindrical cover similarly decorated with flower-sprays and applied with a tulip finial (teacaddy with chipping to footrim, cover with slight chipping to rim and finial)
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Special notice
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