566 East Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
United States
Our auctions feature an impressive selection of fine art, decorative art, rare books, icons, militaria, and other objects from antiquity to the present. Shapiro Auctions advertises globally and has clients all over the world, while providing a rare combination of personal service and the ability to ...Read more
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Dec 12, 2015 - Dec 13, 2015
A PAIR OF ANTIQUE PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER SETS, KONIGLICHE PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR, BERLIN, 1837-1844, ROYAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, COPENHAGEN, 1830-1845
The KPM cup and saucer set featuring pink and black decoration on a white ground, the gadrooned sides of the cup with romantic symbols including hand-painted swans, lyres, and butterflies, the saucer with conforming decoration and an additional inscription on the cavetto in celebration of Valentine`s Day Den 14. Februar 1843, height of cup: 6.5 cm (2 1/2 in.), diameter of saucer: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.), blue underglazed factory mark on base; the Royal Copenhagen set in Empire style, the cup and saucer with extensive gilded decoration on a cobalt blue ground, the cup body encircled with a delicate garland of gilded ivy, on a flared foot, with a scrolling handle, the saucer with conforming decoration, height of cup: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.), diameter of saucer: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.), blue underglazed factory mark on base