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Fine European Ceramics

Auction 17837
8 Dec 2010, starting at 10:30 GMT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £389,600 inc. premium
A highly important and monumental Meissen allegorical garniture representing the Elements circa 1748
Sold for £126,000 inc. premium
A rare Meissen figure of a dancer (L'Indifférent) circa 1740
Sold for £108,000 inc. premium
A Meissen figure of the dancing Harlequin with jug circa 1740
Sold for £74,400 inc. premium
A very rare Meissen figure of Harlequin dancing circa 1740

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5 A Deruta maiolica bottle mid 17th century £1,200
€1,415
US$ 1,888
6 A Neapolitan maiolica armorial albarello 18th century £780
€920
US$ 1,227
8 A Castel Durante maiolica dish circa 1530 £2,880
€3,398
US$ 4,531
8A A Spanish lustre-decorated faience bowl Valencia (Manises), first half 18th century £540
€637
US$ 849
9 An extremely rare early Florentine maiolica albarello from the Collection of Anthony Ray second quarter 15th century £30,000
€35,396
US$ 47,207
10 A Deruta maiolica albarello late 16th century £1,020
€1,203
US$ 1,605
11 A Tuscan maiolica jug early 16th century £504
€594
US$ 793
13 A pair of Italian pilgrim bottles early 17th century £960
€1,132
US$ 1,510
14 A pair of large Sicilian maiolica albarelli late 17th century £3,600
€4,247
US$ 5,664
15 A Deruta maiolica crespina early 17th century £840
€991
US$ 1,321
17 A Castelli maiolica circular plaque first half 18th century £1,800
€2,123
US$ 2,832
19 Two Laterza maiolica plates late 17th or early 18th century £780
€920
US$ 1,227
20 A Naples terracotta figure of Pulcinella late 18th or 19th century £1,020
€1,203
US$ 1,605
28 A Brussels faience circular stand circa 1770 £624
€736
US$ 981
29 Two Westerwald pewter-mounted stoneware tankards first quarter 18th century £540
€637
US$ 849
30 A Dutch Delft model of a cat circa 1740-50 £2,160
€2,548
US$ 3,398
32 A South German faience pewter-mounted jug (Enghalskrug) early 18th century £480
€566
US$ 755
33 Three Dutch Delft plates dated 1728 £1,800
€2,123
US$ 2,832
35 Fragments of a highly important Meissen chandelier circa 1726-27 £6,000
€7,079
US$ 9,441
36 A fragment of a Meissen Augustus Rex vase circa 1730 £2,040
€2,406
US$ 3,210
37 Fragments of a very rare Meissen Augustus Rex vase circa 1730 £3,600
€4,247
US$ 5,664
38 A Meissen Hausmaler tea canister and cover circa 1730 £9,000
€10,618
US$ 14,162
39 An unusual Meissen Hausmaler cover the porcelain circa 1720-25, the decoration slightly later £240
€283
US$ 377
40 A Meissen figure of Hofnarr Fröhlich circa 1737 £10,200
€12,034
US$ 16,050
41 A Meissen figure of the dancing Harlequin with jug circa 1740 £108,000
€127,426
US$ 169,948
42 A rare Meissen figure of a dancer (L'Indifférent) circa 1740 £126,000
€148,663
US$ 198,272
43 A very rare Meissen figure of Harlequin dancing circa 1740 £74,400
€87,782
US$ 117,075
44 Twenty Meissen armorial plates from the Götzendorf-Grabowski service circa 1740 £9,600
€11,326
US$ 15,106
45 A very rare Meissen group of Fröhlich and Schmiedel circa 1745-50 £30,000
€35,396
US$ 47,207
46 Four fragmentary Meissen figures of miners circa 1745-50 £5,040
€5,946
US$ 7,930
47 A very rare large Meissen figure of a Turk circa 1745 £6,000
€7,079
US$ 9,441
48 A Meissen Saucière circa 1740 £2,400
€2,831
US$ 3,776
49 Another Meissen Saucière circa 1740 £5,400
€6,371
US$ 8,497
50 Seventeen Meissen armorial plates from the Münchhausen service circa 1745 £7,200
€8,495
US$ 11,329
51 A rare Meissen figure of a dancing shepherdess circa 1755 £1,320
€1,557
US$ 2,077
52 A Meissen jug and associated cover circa 1730 £2,400
€2,831
US$ 3,776
53 A Meissen figure of a Comédienne circa 1750 £5,400
€6,371
US$ 8,497
54 A rare Meissen figure of a drummer on horseback circa 1750 £3,360
€3,964
US$ 5,287
55 A Meissen group of monkeys circa 1750 £2,280
€2,690
US$ 3,587
56 A rare Meissen model of a peacock circa 1741 £3,360
€3,964
US$ 5,287
57 A rare pair of Meissen models of doves circa 1756 £62,400
€73,623
US$ 98,192
58 A Meissen model of a guinea fowl circa 1741 £2,160
€2,548
US$ 3,398
59 Another Meissen model of a guinea fowl circa 1741 £696
€821
US$ 1,095
60 A Gera asparagus box and cover late 18th century £2,400
€2,831
US$ 3,776
61 A rare Meissen figure of an Oriental servant circa 1743 £3,840
€4,530
US$ 6,042
62 A Meissen figure of a tailor circa 1750 £7,680
€9,061
US$ 12,085
63 A very rare Meissen allegorical figure of 'Hope' circa 1745 £3,600
€4,247
US$ 5,664
64 A rare Meissen figure of Actaeon circa 1752 £2,880
€3,398
US$ 4,531
65 Fragments of an important Meissen model of a classical temple of Minerva circa 1747 £20,400
€24,069
US$ 32,101
66 Seventeen plates from a Meissen ornithological service circa 1760-65 £960
€1,132
US$ 1,510
67 Seven Meissen ornithological plates circa 1760 £576
€679
US$ 906
68 Three rare Meissen ornithological plates circa 1760 £780
€920
US$ 1,227
69 Fragments of the centrepiece for a Meissen service for Frederick the Great of Prussia circa 1761 £3,840
€4,530
US$ 6,042
70 Two Meissen plates from the 'Japanisches Tafelservice' for Frederick the Great of Prussia circa 1763 £6,000
€7,079
US$ 9,441
71 A Meissen model of a seagull mid 19th century £1,200
€1,415
US$ 1,888
72 A Meissen model of a cockatoo late 19th century £3,600
€4,247
US$ 5,664
73 A Meissen model of a Hubara bustard (Kragentrappe) mid 19th century £2,880
€3,398
US$ 4,531
74 An extremely rare Meissen model of a nodding pagoda (Wackelpagoda) circa 1745 £21,600
€25,485
US$ 33,989
75 Two Meissen leaf-shaped dishes circa 1730 £900
€1,061
US$ 1,416
76 A Meissen tea canister and silver cover circa 1735-40 £480
€566
US$ 755
77 A small Meissen leaf-shaped dish circa 1730 £300
€353
US$ 472
78 A Meissen milk jug and cover and a teacup and saucer circa 1740 £540
€637
US$ 849
79 A rare pair of Meissen quail boxes and covers circa 1745-50 £9,000
€10,618
US$ 14,162
80 A highly important and monumental Meissen allegorical garniture representing the Elements circa 1748 £389,600
€459,677
US$ 613,072
81 Three Meissen Kakiemon plates circa 1735 £2,160
€2,548
US$ 3,398
82 A Meissen shaped oval dish circa 1760 £480
€566
US$ 755
83 A Meissen tureen and cover circa 1740 £1,800
€2,123
US$ 2,832
84 A Meissen circular dish circa 1735 £900
€1,061
US$ 1,416
85 A Meissen jug and cover circa 1745-50 £840
€991
US$ 1,321
87 A Meissen rectangular tea canister and cover circa 1740-45 £5,760
€6,796
US$ 9,063
88 A Meissen teapot and a cover circa 1745 £780
€920
US$ 1,227
89 A Meissen small ribbed circular box and cover circa 1730 £7,200
€8,495
US$ 11,329
90 A rare Meissen model of an obelisk circa 1750 £1,200
€1,415
US$ 1,888
91 A Meissen gilt-metal-mounted oval snuff box circa 1750 £10,200
€12,034
US$ 16,050
92 A Meissen figural centrepiece with an associated basket circa 1750 £1,680
€1,982
US$ 2,643
93 A Meissen figural centrepiece mid 18th century £1,080
€1,274
US$ 1,699
94 A Meissen figural centrepiece and a cover circa 1755 £1,920
€2,265
US$ 3,021
95 A Meissen green-ground octagonal saucer circa 1740 £1,020
€1,203
US$ 1,605
96 A rare Meissen ozier-moulded sauce boat circa 1740-45 £1,800
€2,123
US$ 2,832
97 A Meissen group of a soldier embracing a lady circa 1755 £840
€991
US$ 1,321
98 A Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figure of a lottery seller circa 1755 £11,400
€13,450
US$ 17,938
99 A Meissen figure of a farmer's wife circa 1745 £4,200
€4,955
US$ 6,609
100 A Meissen figure of a beggar playing the hurdy gurdy circa 1745 £1,200
€1,415
US$ 1,888
101 A pair of Meissen figures emblematic of Autumn and Winter circa 1755 £2,160
€2,548
US$ 3,398
102 A Meissen group of Bacchus astride a barrel circa 1755-60 £1,200
€1,415
US$ 1,888
103 A Meissen figure of Alexander the Great circa 1750 £2,640
€3,114
US$ 4,154
104 A Meissen allegorical figure circa 1750 £1,320
€1,557
US$ 2,077
107 A Meissen figure of a girl with tambourine circa 1755 £1,440
€1,699
US$ 2,265
108 A Meissen figure of a Shepherdess circa 1750 £4,560
€5,380
US$ 7,175
109 A Meissen waste bowl circa 1765 £960
€1,132
US$ 1,510
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