A Nymphenburg faux bois solitaire circa 1780-90

each piece reserved with an oval or circular panel painted in puce camaïeu with buildings in rural landscapes reserved on wood-grained ground, comprising: a small chocolate pot and cover, a sugar bowl and cover, a milk jug, a cylindrical cup and saucer and an oval tray, impressed shield marks and various letters and numerals. 8 pieces.

Some very minor and occasional rubbing to the gilding. Small chocolate pot and cover: the pot has a few small areas with very minor chipping at the footrim, which are not apparent from the exterior and a very short haircrack to the lower portrion of the handle. The cover has a 1/4-inch chip to the flange. Sugar bowl and cover: with a 1/8-inch chip and two pinhead chips to the footrim; the cover has restoration to the rim edge, covering half of its circumference, possibly covering chip/s and a restored 3/4-inch chip to the flange. Milk jug: Has a 1/8-inch flat chip to the interior of the rim, which is hard to spot. Cylindrical cup and saucer: in good condition. Oval tray: in good condition.
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