A Vienna tea and coffee service, dated 1821-23

painted by Josef Wundsam, with rich bunches of flowering blossoms on a gold ground with tooled-matt gold borders reserving medallions, the interior rims of the cups with white bands reserving trailing flowering vines, comprising a teapot and cover, a coffee pot and cover, a milk jug and cover, a small tazza and six cups and saucers, shield marks in underglaze-blue, various impressed numerals and date code numerals, two pieces with painter's numeral 38 in iron-red enamel,

Anon. sale, Sotheby's Geneva, 15th November 1988, lot 6.

The overall condition for a service of this size is good. One saucer with small rim chip, one cup with gilded over-chip to rim and the milk jug cover with small chip. Minor typical surface scratching.
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Josef Wundsam was specialist painter of flowers who worked at the factory between 1816-23.