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Lot 1178 D α

A Meissen porcelain cup and saucer with Greek and Roman ruins

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
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A Meissen porcelain cup and saucer with Greek and Roman ruins

Painted with labelled depictions of "Le Temple de Minerve Poliade à Athènes." on the cup and "Chemin, parlequel on a conduit l´eau de Claude." on the saucer. Blue crossed swords mark with star, purple 16., gold S., black 15 (cup) and 38 (saucer). H of cup 6.4, D of saucer 13.4 cm.
After 1774.

The image on the cup shows a detail from the copperplate print by Jacques Philippe Lebas for "Les Ruines des plus beaux Monuments de la Grêce" by Julien David Le Roy, published in Paris in 1758.

Provenance

The Hiemisch collection, acquired in 2006.