Lot 60
A pair of Royal Copenhagen fruit baskets, circa 1777,
Auction: 28 June 2006 at 12:00 BST
£3,346
Description
from the Bird Service, each with lattice work rim and panels, with twin handles in the form of flower encrusted twigs, with opposed gilt framed cartouche panels containing birds on tree branches, and further panels of flowers, the interior sides decorated with flower sprigs, the well with summer flowers, blue painted mark (2)
Dimensions
21.5cm diameter
Footnote
Note: These fruit baskets form part of one of the earliest services made by the Royal Copenhagen Factory. It comprised 587 pieces, made between 1777-1780, possibly commissioned by Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark, who was a patron of the factory. The service was later sold to Jean Jacob de Windt in Amsterdam.