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Lot 88*

A Meissen thimble, circa 1728

5 December 2012, 13:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£6,000 - £8,000

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A Meissen thimble, circa 1728

Finely painted with a continuous chinoiserie scene depicting figures flanked by flowers, the upper half with four gilt trellis bands and a flower sprig on the top, the interior gilt, 1.8cm high

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Literature:
Ulrich Pietsch, Passion for Meissen (2010), no. 52

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