One cup and two saucers each show a single chip.
Older soiling to some examples. Overall set shows in fine condition.
Cups measure: 3.25 w x 2.5 d x 2 h inches.
transfer-printed porcelain
4¾ dia × 1 h in (12 × 3 cm)
Provenance: Collection of Bertrand and Nancy Goldberg for Maxim's | Thence by descent
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2018-02-15
Pair of Porcelaine de Paris Gilt and Hand-painted Floral Decorated Vases, blue stamp mark and paper label, ht. 9 3/4 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-17
John Whorf (American, 1903-1959) Par temps gris Notre Dame de Paris Titled and signed "...John Whorf" l.r. Watercolor on paper, 15 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-13
Vytautas Kasiulis (Lithuanian, 1918-1995) Les Bouquinistes de Paris Signed and dated "KASIULIS/50" l.r. Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in. (50.0 x 65.0 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2021-01-22
[Cups and Balls] De Vinettes/ Riddle Plate. Paris, ca. 1890. Porcelain plate bearing an illustration of a Cups and Balls performer, a riddle posed below, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-02-06
[Cups and Balls] Gavarni (Paul). Les Gens de Paris. (Bohèmes – 3). Paris, 1845. Etching of a street magician behind his table, showing him performing Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
Rezvani, Medjid Khan. Rezvani’s own Cups and Balls. Paris, 1940s. Three shallow wooden bowls, two wooden wands, the cloth “tomatoes” and Rezvani’s two-volume work describing Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-05-31
[Cups and Balls] Hotel de Ville. Paris, Chez Rittner, ca. 1880. Steel engraving of this Parisian landmark. Cups and Balls conjuror in the foreground. 12 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-02-02
[Cups and Balls] Raffet (Auguste). “Si de la première parole.” Paris, 1826. Hand-colored lithograph by Villain after Raffet depicting a street magician conjurer with cards Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
Char de la Ville [de Paris], Hand-colored Engraving. Large folding hand-colored engraving by Pierre Francois Tardieu (1711-1771) depicting the allegorical triumphal car or pageant Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-15
[Engravings] Four French Satirical Cartoons Featuring Cups and Balls. Extracted from Le Charivari, Paris. Two by Cham (Charles Amédée de Noé), one signed "S. Jop," Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2009-04-26
