A PAIR OF FULDA PORCELAIN COFFEE CUPS AND SAUCERS, AND A FURTHER FULDA TEA CUP AND A SAUCER, 1770-80 |

the pair painted with vignettes of figures in landscape, the cups with scroll handles edged in puce, crowned FF marks in underglaze-blue, impressed IK marks, the additional teacup with a similar scene, cross mark in underglaze-blue, the saucer with a barnhouse, gilt-edge rim, crowned FF mark, impressed AI mark,

In good appearance. The footrims of the coffee cups and one saucer with some nibble chips, perhaps associated to manufacture. The teacup and saucer each with a rim chip.
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A Fulda teabowl and saucer with this form of decoration was sold at Sotheby's Olympia, 26th November 2002, lot 148; See also the example the V&A museum, London, mus. no. 121&A-1872.