Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Lot 12
A Meissen small coffee pot and cover, circa 1726-28
2 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£8,000 - £12,000
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Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Nette Megens
Head of Department
A Meissen small coffee pot and cover, circa 1726-28
Each side painted with a chinoiserie scene depicting two figures beneath a canopy and tree, respectively, within a gilt cartouche filled with Böttger lustre and edged with purple and iron-red scrollwork, indianische Blumen beneath the spout and handle, a band of gilt strap- and scrollwork below the rim, the handle with gilt scrollwork and indianische Blumen, the cover decorated with a continuous chinoiserie scene, 17.8cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, gilt numeral 4. to both (minor restoration to edge of cover)
Footnotes
Provenance:
German Private Collection