24 Nov 2010
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain Part Three
Back to auction 17978
The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain Part Three
Back to auction 17978
A Meissen beaker and saucer
circa 1730
En suite with the preceding lot, the beaker depicting two figures standing by a quay with a ship and palatial buildings, the saucer with a group of chinoiserie figures with ships in a bay in the background, the saucer: 14.2cm diam.; the beaker: 7.8cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (beaker) and blue enamel (saucer), gilt numeral 1. to both, incised / inside footrim of saucer (2)
En suite with the preceding lot, the beaker depicting two figures standing by a quay with a ship and palatial buildings, the saucer with a group of chinoiserie figures with ships in a bay in the background, the saucer: 14.2cm diam.; the beaker: 7.8cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (beaker) and blue enamel (saucer), gilt numeral 1. to both, incised / inside footrim of saucer (2)
Sold for
£7,200
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Acquired in 1990
Literature:
Hoffmeister 1999, I, no. 81
Exhibited:
Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, 1999-2009
Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics
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