An extremely rare Capodimonte chestnut-brown-ground cup and saucer, circa 1750
An extremely rare Capodimonte chestnut-brown-ground cup and saucer, circa 1750
The chestnut-coloured ground ('a fondo marrone') with lambrequin-shaped gilt-edged reserves painted in enamels heightened in gilding with flowers, the inside rims with gilt foliate scrollwork borders, the handle embellished in gilding, fleur-de-lys marks in brown and blue enamel (small very flat chip to rim of cup) (2)
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An extremely rare Capodimonte chestnut-brown-ground cup and saucer, circa 1750
The chestnut-coloured ground ('a fondo marrone') with lambrequin-shaped gilt-edged reserves painted in enamels heightened in gilding with flowers, the inside rims with gilt foliate scrollwork borders, the handle embellished in gilding, fleur-de-lys marks in brown and blue enamel (small very flat chip to rim of cup) (2)
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