- 83
A large Vienna cup and saucer and cover circa 1802
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
shield mark in underglaze-blue, impressed date mark 802 and 12, painters number 96 in brown enamel
- height of cup: 12cm., 4¾in.
decorated by Anthon Kothgasser with an oval medallion enclosing a scene of Venus and cupid flanked by two graces set against the line yellow ground, the saucer and rim of the cup and saucer with a wide band of heightened gilding alternated with stylised floral motifs en grisaille
Catalogue Note
A related cup is illustrated by E.Sturm Bednarczyk and C.Jobst, Vienna Porcelain of the Neo-Classical Period, p.100, cat.no. 93.