November Online Auction (Sale #283)

Limoges 'Expulsion of Adam and Eve' Painted Enamel

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

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Limoges ‘Expulsion of Adam and Eve’ Painted Enamel Tazza

Enameled en grisaille having gilt highlights; bearing label to underside reading ‘Attributed to Pierre Courteys’

Provenance: Collection of Lucy and Stanley Lopata, St. Louis, Missouri; thence by descent

Property from: a Chicago, Illinois (Gold Coast) estate

Height: 2 7/8 inches, Diameter: 8 5/8 inches

Condition: Very Good, minor cracks and inpainting at edge above angel and to the right of Adam’s knee, corresponding repairs to underside of rim; 5mm chip with enamel loss and 2cm crack within lower cloud area; overall light wear consistent with normal use

Category: Decorative Arts > Objects

Estimated Sale Time: 10:16 am CST

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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Condition: Very Good, minor cracks and inpainting at edge above angel and to the right of Adam’s knee, corresponding repairs to underside of rim; 5mm chip with enamel loss and 2cm crack within lower cloud area; overall light wear consistent with normal use

Dimensions: 2.875 in