CIRCA 1780 AND LATER, SOME PIECES WITH BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, SOME PIECES WITH BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS ONLY, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN AND INCISED NUMERALS

Price Realised USD 35,000

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CIRCA 1780 AND LATER, SOME PIECES WITH BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, SOME PIECES WITH BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS ONLY, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN AND INCISED NUMERALS

Price Realised USD 35,000

Painted with flower bouquets within gilt geometric borders, comprising: a baluster coffee-pot; a cylindrical coffee-pot and cover; three cylindrical teapots and three covers, in sizes; a tapering teapot and a cover; two spherical teapots and two covers, in sizes; a cylindrical hot-milk jug and a cover; a baluster hot-milk jug and a cover; a milk jug; two cylindrical sugar-bowls and covers, in sizes; a circular sugar-bowl and cover; eight flared teacups; and seven coffee-cups and fifteen saucers
7⅞ in. (20 cm.) high, the baluster coffee-pot

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, New York.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York, 1948-60.
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Laurance Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller 3rd and David Rockefeller, 1960-78.
Acquired by David Rockefeller, July 1978.

D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, vol. IV, 1992, pp. 157-158, no. 170.

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Overall, some wear to gilding, minute footrim chipping and surface scratching

A baluster coffee-pot -- (blue crossed swords and star mark) good overall condition, lacking cover.
A cylindrical coffee-pot and cover -- (blue crossed swords mark) very slight footrim chipping and minute chip to spout.
Three cylindrical teapots and three covers, in sizes -- (one with blue crossed swords mark, two with blue crossed swords and star mark) one with an 8 cm. stained crack from rim to other side of base. Two covers matched.
A tapering teapot and a cover -- (blue crossed swords and star mark) misfiring to glaze, 3/4 in. section of chipping to footrim.
Two teapots of inverted pear shape and two covers in sizes -- (blue crossed swords and star marks to both) the larger with chip to underside of spout, the smaller with slight restoration to spout, chipping to cover flange, slight misfiring to glaze. Covers matched.
A cylindrical hot-milk jug and cover -- (blue crossed swords and star mark) chipping to footrim.
A baluster hot-milk jug and a cover -- (blue crossed swords and star mark) chipping to spout and to cover finial. Cover matched.
A milk-jug -- (blue crossed swords mark) chipping to spout and a restored footrim chip.
Two cylindrical sugar-bowls and covers, in sizes -- (the larger with blue crossed swords and star mark, the smaller with blue crossed swords mark) the larger with footrim chipping, the smaller with cover restored and overpainted, slight footrim chipping.
A circular sugar-bowl and cover -- (blue crossed swords and star mark) cover with finial broken and restuck.
Eight flared teacups -- (1 with blue crossed swords and star mark, the rest with blue crossed swords marks) wear and flaking to gilding, particularly at rims, one with handle restored and spray to half the interior, one with rim chip.
Seven coffee-cups -- (5 with blue crossed swords and star mark, the rest with blue crossed swords marks) wear and flaking to gilding, particularly at rims. One with small chip to handle and small footrim chip, on with small chip to upper handle.
Fifteen saucers -- (6 with blue crossed swords and star mark, the rest with blue crossed swords marks) 1 with rim chipping, 6 with flaking to gilt rims, one with restored crack to rim and rim chip, two with loss to glaze to underside.