A Fürstenberg porcelain ornithological part tea and coffee service, circa 1765

each piece painted with vignettes of European birds perched in branches beneath a grey-shaded sky, below a gilt-striped salmon-ground border edged with moulded rocaille scrolls and pendent flower garlands, comprising:

a small coffee pot and cover,

a teapot and cover,

a waste bowl,

six coffee cups,

eight teacups,

and fifteen saucers,

script F marks in underglaze-blue, various incised letters and numerals

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Height of coffee pot 7 ¼ in; 18,3 cm