Lot 322
Joseph Geyer CUP AND SAUCER VIENNA

Around 1814
painted and gilded porcelain
6 cm (h)
marked: the cup bears a painted Vienna shield mark and impressed number 814; the saucer is marked with a painted Vienna shield and the number 137.

Starting price

1 000 CZK
| 42 €

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The main decoration features a finely painted grisaille allegorical scene titled L’Activité, depicting a woman seated at a spinning wheel—symbolizing industriousness or active virtue. The painting is framed in gold. The lower band of the cup is finished in pale blue, while the upper band is adorned with gilded ornamentation, including vine branches and stylized vessels. Both the upper and lower rims are gilded.

The saucer is designed in a matching style.
Produced by the Sorgenthal-era Vienna porcelain manufactory.

Damage: minor abrasions in the paint and gilding.