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a set of five European subject eggshell cups and saucers circa 1735
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description
- diam. saucer 10.7cm.
depicting The Bird Seller, after a painting of J.B. Pater
Literature
See Hervoët & Bruneau, la Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Décor occidental, Paris, 1986, pl.4.26, p. 90 for a identical saucer
Catalogue Note
The subject of this lot has a erotic connotation in spite of the innocent enough title the Bird Seller. The man releasing a bird in the presence of a woman refers to amorous intentions