Collections towards a history of pottery and porcelain, in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries : with a description of the manufacture, a glossary, and a list of monograms (1850)
Marryat, Joseph · London : J. Murray · leaf 268
delicatemodelling of the ornamental groups of classical andmythological subjects laid on the surface in high relief.These groups being painted and gilt, form a pleasing con-trast with the ground, which is left plain. This rarePorcelain is found but in few collections ; the late LadyBlessington had… … Tig. 65. SaltCellar. Capo di Monte. (Coll. Manyat.) for 20/. 218 HISTORY OF PORCELAIN. [CHAP. XI. These high prices set to work the ingenuity of Chinafabricators, to produce specimens which might be soldfor the genuine ware, and a few sets were sent fromItaly to try the market. Some were at first…
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