Very rare and refined cup and saucer, commemorative, finely painted and gilded with pure gold using a brush, depicting, with meticulous precision, the romantic scene of the view of Pressburg Castle (now Bratislava) and the Danube with sailors and travelers. Handle modeled and gilded in the shape of a snake (a common motif during the Empire period). A museum-quality work dated 1817. Painter Jakob Ehrenreitter, n.36 born in Vienna in 1772 - number impressed on the bottom of the cup (ref. Wiener Porzellan 1718 - 1864, Mrazek - Neuwirt). An extremely rare work, part of a limited series with painted cityscapes of the main cities of the Habsburg Empire of the time. Made in the golden period of the Viennese imperial manufactory, where the best painters in the circle of the famous Anton Kothgasser (who was marked with the n. 96) worked. In Italy, a work from this series, depicting Piazza del Duomo in Milan, is kept in the civic collections of applied art at the Castello Sforzesco. Another example, depicting Piazza Unità in Trieste, was recently donated to the Civico Museo Sartorio in Trieste (click on the link at the bottom of the page to see it and learn about its fascinating history). Measurements: plate diameter cm.16, cup height 10.5, cup width cm.8.5, cm.11 with the handle. In perfect condition. Never restored.
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