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Anton Auer
Coffee Service with Antique Scenes1804

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Oval porcelain serving tray with celadon-white glaze, gold rim, and a central octagonal painted panel depicting five classical figures in a mythological scene
Porcelain coffeepot with domed lid, heavy gilded handle, spout, and pedestal base; central painted panel depicts three nude figures with sea-creature tails in a marine scene; gold foliate scrollwork borders on white ground.
Porcelain coffeepot with domed lid and gilded handle, spout, and banding; central painted panel depicts a reclining nude female figure with a putto atop a sea creature amid waves, with a red drapery; gilt foliate scrollwork borders the shoulder above a circular foot.
Porcelain coffeepot with cream ground and heavy gilding on spout, handle, foot, and lid; octagonal painted panel depicts a seated woman in pink robes holding a floral garland, accompanied by a winged cherub, set within gold borders with scrolling foliate ornament.
Porcelain teapot with pale celadon ground and heavy gilding on handle, spout, foot, and lid; central octagonal painted panel depicts a reclining nude female figure flanked by two putti near a swan, set against a gray-toned background; gold foliate scrollwork borders the shoulder.
Porcelain covered sugar bowl with cream ground and gilt decoration; scrolled gold handles, stepped gold foot, and domed lid with gold finial; central painted panel depicting a winged figure and putti in pink, purple, and blue; gilt foliate borders at neck and base.
Porcelain covered sugar bowl with heavy gilt handles, rim, and foot ring; cream-white body featuring an octagonal painted panel depicting a draped female figure in purple with two putti amid clouds; gilt scrollwork frieze above panel.
Porcelain cup and saucer with gilded borders and neoclassical decoration. The cylindrical cup features a painted octagonal cartouche depicting two figures in classical dress near a tree; the saucer is decorated with gilt leaf scrollwork and a central rosette medallion.
Porcelain cup and saucer with gilt decoration; saucer features a central medallion of scrolling gold foliage, the cylindrical cup painted with a neoclassical scene of a standing woman and small child within an octagonal gilt-bordered cartouche on a white ground.
Artist or Maker
Anton Auer
Artist or Maker
Nymphenberg Factory
Title
Coffee Service with Antique Scenes
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1804
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Oval tray: 11 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (28.57 x 39.05 cm); Cream Pot: Height: 4 5/8 in. (11.74) x Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.71 cm); Sugar Bowl: Diameter: 3 in. (7.62 cm); Coffee pot: Height: 5 3/4 (14.60 cm) x Diameter: 3 in. (7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Stiassni
Accession Number
55.32.2.1-.6
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design