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Czech, 19th and 20th century, each hand painted with enameled exotic birds, insects and flowers within gilt rims, comprising: 50 dinner plates 27 with mark in overglaze red, 17 with mark in underglaze green; five dinner plates unmarked, impressed "F&M9" (Fischer & Mieg of Pirkenhammer), one not impressed, 9-/2 in.; 21 salad plates, nine with mark in overglaze red, 11 with mark in underglaze green, one plate impressed "F&M", 7-7/8 in.; 21 bowls, 12 with mark in overglaze red with 11 impressed "F&M9", nine with mark in underglaze green and some impressed, 9-1/2 in.; three chargers, two with mark in overglaze red, one with mark in underglaze green, 12-3/4 in.; deep oval serving platter, with mark in underglaze green, 17 in.; four tazze, three with red marks, one with green, 6-3/8 x 9-1/2 in.; two lidded, handled compotes, mark in overglaze red, 6 x 10 x 9 in.; short tazza, mark in overglaze red, 7-1/4 x 8-1/2 in.
Provenance: Christie's East, New York, November 16, 1993 (lot 1); Private Collection, New York
rubbing to gilt borders, eight dinner plates with spider cracks, five salad plates with spider cracks, one charger with spider crack, one bowl with spider cracks, two salad plates with chips to rim, one tazza with paint drips, some wear to enamel decoration, minor areas of spotting, crazing, some with label residue to base