A North Bohemian enamelled 'alabastron' beaker with view of Prague circa 1840

Estimate

500 - 700 GBP

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Description

11.2cm., 4 3/8 in.

the waisted bell-shaped form painted with a gilt titled view Der Eingang auf die Färberinsel in Prag, within a gilt line rectangular panel with canted corners, gilt-edged rim, the reserve filled with scattered floral sprays and gilt foliate scrolls

Provenance

Lempertz Auktions, Cologne, 1972

Literature

Dietmar Zoedler, Weltkunst, no.24, 15th December 1988, p.375, fig.4