ID 1134514
Lot 36 | A PAIR OF PARIS (DIHL AND GUERHARD) PORCELAIN GOLD-GROUND COFFEE-CUPS AND SAUCERS
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 4 000
CIRCA 1790, GILT FACTORY MARKS
Painted with pink and purple flowers
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diameter, the saucers
Provenance
William Beckford; Christie's, 17 September 1822, Magnificent Effects at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire (sale cancelled).
Susan, Duchess of Hamilton (1768-1859).
By descent to the 15th Duke of Hamilton (1938-2010).
Literature
D. E. Ostergard ed., William Beckford 1760-1844: An Eye for the Magnificent, exhibition catalogue, Yale University Press, 2001, p. 331, cat. no. 49.
Exhibited
New York, Bard Graduate Centre, William Beckford 1760-1844: An Eye for the Magnificent, 2001-2002, then London, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2002, no. 49.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic, Porcelain |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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