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July 25, 2025: Summer 19th & 20th C. Lighting & Ceramics Auction

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  2025-07-25 09:00:00 2025-07-25 09:00:00 America/New_York Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates : July 25, 2025: Summer 19th & 20th C. Lighting & Ceramics Auction https://live.jeffreysevans.com/auctions/jeffrey-evans/july-25-2025-summer-19th-20th-c-lighting-ceramics-auction-19935
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  • Porcelain - Victorian
Lot 1500

R.S. PRUSSIA PORCELAIN FLORAL MOTIF THREE-PIECE DRINKING SETS, LOT OF FOUR

Estimate: $80 - $120
Starting Bid
$40

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$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

R.S. PRUSSIA PORCELAIN FLORAL MOTIF THREE-PIECE DRINKING SETS, LOT OF FOUR, each consisting of a pot, a covered sugar, and a creamer, comprising a RS Steeple Mold 12 set featuring chrysanthemum transfers, a RSP Mold 704 teapot set having delicate pink rose motif on cream ground and pink banded rim and feet, a Mold 525 coffee set with stippled design having charming rose transfer on magenta and cream ground, and an ovoid-form Mold OM 72 chocolate set with embossed floral decorations to rim and base and polychrome transfer/hand-painted bright flowers design. Some having printed red and green "RS / PRUSSIA" mark with wreath and star. Late 19th/early 20th century. 7 1/4" HOA.
Literature: Parallels Gaston - The Collectors Encyclopedia of R.S. Prussia, mold 525, pl. 333 and mold 704 p. 161, pl. 421; the Marples - R.S. Prussia, The Early Years, mold OM 72 p. 105, pl. 382; parallels the Marples - R.S. Prussia: The Art Nouveau Years, mold 12 p. 120, pl. 531. 

Condition

Steeple Mold 12 undamaged; Mold 525 creamer with a minute rim flake; Mold 704 set mostly undamaged, except sugar having a very minute chip to interior gallery; OM 72 sugar undamaged, chocolate pot mostly undamaged except cover having professional restoration, creamer having a faint rim hairline primarily noticeable to interior due to decoration and a very minute flake to top of handle. 

Provenance

Property of a Richmond, VA private collector.

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