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MODERN, GREEN SCRIPT MOTTAHEDEH MARK AND GILT AND GREEN CROWN MARK FOR VISTA ALEGRE, BLACK MARKS FOR THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
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A MOTTAHEDEH PORCELAIN 'TOBACCO LEAF' PATTERN PART DINNER SERVICE
MODERN, GREEN SCRIPT MOTTAHEDEH MARK AND GILT AND GREEN CROWN MARK FOR VISTA ALEGRE, BLACK MARKS FOR THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
In the classic pattern, comprising:
Forty-five dinner plates, 10 ¾ in. (27.2 cm.) diameter
Thirty-one side plates, 8 ½ in. (22 cm.) diameter
Twenty-eight two-handled soup bowls and thirty-two stands, 6 ½ in. (16 ½ cm.) diameter, the stands
Twenty-five teacups and twenty-six saucers, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) diameter, the saucers
Thirty coffee-cups and thirty-two saucers, 4 ½ in. (11 ½ cm.) diameter, the saucers
10 ¾ in. (27.2 cm.) diameter, the dinner plates
MODERN, GREEN SCRIPT MOTTAHEDEH MARK AND GILT AND GREEN CROWN MARK FOR VISTA ALEGRE, BLACK MARKS FOR THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
In the classic pattern, comprising:
Forty-five dinner plates, 10 ¾ in. (27.2 cm.) diameter
Thirty-one side plates, 8 ½ in. (22 cm.) diameter
Twenty-eight two-handled soup bowls and thirty-two stands, 6 ½ in. (16 ½ cm.) diameter, the stands
Twenty-five teacups and twenty-six saucers, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) diameter, the saucers
Thirty coffee-cups and thirty-two saucers, 4 ½ in. (11 ½ cm.) diameter, the saucers
10 ¾ in. (27.2 cm.) diameter, the dinner plates
Provenance
The Lily and Edmond J. Safra Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 18-21 October 2011, lot 916 (all but six dinner plates).
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Sale Room Notice
Please note that the quantity for this lot should read 249. There are 17 more pieces than indicated in the printed catalogue (32 soup-cup saucers and 32 coffee-cup saucers).
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