A Doccia porcelain part-tea and coffee service, circa 1770 and later

each piece painted alla Sassone with figures in a landscape enclosed by a gilt quatrefoil cartouche filled in purple within iron-red scrolls, comprising four coffee cups and six teacups, and two later pear-shaped coffee pots and covers,

Coffee cups- two handles lacking. Some scratching to the glaze. Some wear to the gilding. Teacups- two are lacking handles, three have restored handles, another has a chip and hair crack to the rim. Some overall wear and minor staining to the glaze. Coffee pots and covers one with minor nick to tip of spout. The four lugs on the interior flange of the covers have chips.
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