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Lot 53*
2 May 2013, 13:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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A Meissen armorial saucer from the Althann/Daun service, circa 1735
Painted with the arms of Althann and Daun and scattered indianische Blumen, the rim with a broad gilt border strap- and foliate scrollwork, the reverse with scattered indianische Blumen, 11.9cm diam., crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed Dreher's mark oo (gilt rim worn)
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Literature:
Ulrich Pietsch, Passion for Meissen (2010), no. 70
The only known unification of the two Austrian noble families is the marriage of Gräfin Anna Elizabeth von Daun to Michael Ehrenreich, Count of Althann, which would have resulted in the combination of these two separate arms. Count Althann died in 1715 so it is probably likely that the service, of which this saucer is part, was produced for his widow, Countess Anna Elizabeth von Althann née Daun (1674-1747).
The only other recorded pieces from this service are: an oval sugar bowl and cover, sold from the Hoffmeister Collection in these Rooms, 25 November 2009, lot 79; an oval teapot stand, sold by Christie's London, 7 July 1969, lot 61; a tea canister and cover in the Dr. Ernst Schneider Collection, Schloss Lustheim (published in Mitteilungsblatt der Keramikfreunde der Schweiz 50 (1960), ill. 140; and by R.Rückert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810 (1966), no. 457); a two-handled beaker and saucer, sold by Sotheby's London, 29 June 1982, lot 119; a coffee pot and matched cover, sold by Christie's London, 27 June 2005, lot 149; and a teabowl, sold by Dorotheum, Vienna, 13 October 2011, lot 1168.
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