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A pair of silver-mounted Meissen oil and vinegar ewers and covers, circa 1735-40 image 1
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Lot 52

A pair of silver-mounted Meissen oil and vinegar ewers and covers, circa 1735-40

6 December 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A pair of silver-mounted Meissen oil and vinegar ewers and covers, circa 1735-40

Each painted with a continuous landscape scene depicting figures and buildings by a river, the rims with borders of gilt trellis panels filled with Böttger lustre, the footrims with borders of gilt foliate scrollwork, the handles and spouts embellished in gilding and enamels, the high domed covers with continuous landscape scenes, 20.5cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (one ewer restored, some restoration to other, later silver mounts) (4)

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Provenance:
Anon. sale, Christie's Geneva, 28 April 1978, lot 118;
Giovanni and Gabriella Barilla Collection, Geneva, sold Sotheby's London, 14 March 2012, lot 152

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