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A very rare Meissen saucer circa 1723
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Painted by J.G. Höroldt with a masked figure from the Commedia dell'Arte, on a grassy base flanked by flowering plants, within three iron-red circles, gilt-edged rim, 12.8cm diam.
Footnotes
Provenance:
Dott. Guido Rossi Collection, Milan, no. 122;
Purchased at Semenzato, 5 April 1984, lot 145
Literature:
Pietsch 1996, no. 23 (image reversed);
Hoffmeister 1999, I, no. 11
Exhibited:
Dresden, Porzellansammlung im Zwinger, Johann Gregorius Höroldt 1696-1775 und die Meissener Porzellanmalerei, 4 August to 20 October 1996, no. 23;
Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, 1999-2009
From the same service as the preceding lot; see footnote. The same masked figure appears on the coffee pot from the service, alongside a chimney sweep. The painting on both pieces has been attributed to Höroldt himself (Pietsch 1996, nos. 13 and 23). A similar figure with a slightly different costume is depicted on a beaker belonging to another early Meissen service decorated with Italian Comedy figures (Wildtraut/Buchen 1997, ill. 6, no. 7).
