24 Nov 2010
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain Part Three
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The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain Part Three
Back to auction 17978
A Meissen plate
circa 1740
Painted in Famille verte style with the 'Bienenmuster' pattern of a butterfly perched on leafy and flowering branches in the centre, the brown-edged wavy rim painted with flowering branches, 22cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed 16
Painted in Famille verte style with the 'Bienenmuster' pattern of a butterfly perched on leafy and flowering branches in the centre, the brown-edged wavy rim painted with flowering branches, 22cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed 16
Sold for
£1,800
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Acquired in 1979
Literature:
Hoffmeister 1999, I, no. 143
Exhibited:
Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, 1999-2009
Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics
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