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Two Fulda porcelain portrait medallion coffee cups and saucers, 1780-85
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- porcelain
each applied with a biscuit profile bust of lady of the Fulda court, within a jewelled frame tied with a laurel wreath, reserved on a pink ground, one heightened with a gilt-diaper pattern, the other with a stylised 'brick' pattern, the saucers painted in monochrome with a inscriptions 'FA.' and 'L'amitie vous L'offre' respectively, gilt rims, crowned FF marks in underglaze-blue, impressed IK marks
Literature
Ernst Kramer, op. cit., 1978, p. 30, the cup and saucer with gilded diaper-patterned ground.
Condition
In generally good appearance.
One saucer with a minute rim chip. There is general wear to the gilded rims.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The FA monogram on one of the saucers perhaps refers to Fürstbischoff Adalbert III von Harstall (1737-1814). He was appointed as the last Prince-Bishop of Fulda on the 18th November 1788.