Bonhams 1793 : A rare Meissen large beaker, circa 1723

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5 Dec 2012 13:30 GMT London, New Bond Street
The Marouf Collection, Part I: highly important 18th century Meissen porcelain
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A rare Meissen large beaker, circa 1723

Superbly painted with a continuous chinoiserie scene depicting figures engaged in various amusing pursuits, flanked by exotic animals, vases with flowers and coral, fences, trees and flowers, between moulded borders of bellflowers and acanthus leaves embellished in gilding, burnished gilt rims, the footrim with a border of iron-red concentric loops, 11.8cm high (some flaking to gilt rim)

Estimate:

£30,000 - 40,000
€35,000 - 47,000
US$ 46,000 - 61,000