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500 Years of European Ceramics

6 July 2021 | starting at 14:00 BST

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A Meissen lilac-ground Augustus Rex vase and cover, circa 1730. Sold for £169,000 inc. premium

A rare Meissen Augustus Rex vase and cover, circa 1730. Sold for £125,250 inc. premium

Twelve Sèvres plates from the 'Service de dessert Marly Rouge' for the Emperor Napoleon, circa 1809. Sold for £112,750 inc. premium

A pair of Meissen 'Limoges enamel' style crater vases, circa 1860. Sold for £69,000 inc. premium

A set of twenty Sèvres hard-paste dessert plates from the 'Service Fond Bleu Figures en Brun', circa 1808. Sold for £44,000 inc. premium

A Sèvres double-handled blue-ground tray (plateau 'losange' à jour à anses), dated 1772. Sold for £25,250 inc. premium

A Sèvres blue-ground vase and a cover (vase Boizot à tête de bouc), circa 1775. Sold for £22,750 inc. premium

A pair of Sèvres blue-ground vases (vase chapelet), circa 1772. Sold for £17,750 inc. premium

A very rare Capodimonte turquoise-blue-ground tea canister and cover, circa 1745-50. Sold for £7,650 inc. premium

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252^* —
A pair of Meissen large groups of Amphitrite's Triumphal Procession and Neptune and Thetis, late 19th century

Sold for £44,000 inc. premium

253^* —
A pair of Meissen figural candelabra allegorical of The Seasons, late 19th century

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

254^* —
A Meissen figure allegorical of 'Taste', 19th century

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

255^Ω —
A set of five Meissen figures allegorical of The Senses, 1973-83

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

256^* —
A Meissen figure allegorical of 'Summer', second half 19th century

Sold for £828.75 inc. premium

257^* —
A large Meissen group of The Three Fates, late 19th century

Sold for £9,562.50 inc. premium

258^* —
A large Meissen group of the Triumph of Apollo over Python, late 19th century

Sold for £5,737.50 inc. premium

259^* —
Two Meissen groups with putti, late 19th/early 20th century

Sold for £701.25 inc. premium

260^* —
Two Meissen figures of Cupid, late 19th century

Sold for £1,275 inc. premium

261^* —
Two Meissen figural brûle-parfums, late 19th century

Sold for £1,912.50 inc. premium

262^* —
A Meissen figure of a putto as a gardener emblematic of Earth, late 19th/early 20th century

£200 - £300

263^* —
A Meissen outside-decorated satirical group of an elegant couple with Harlequin, mid 19th century

Sold for £892.50 inc. premium

264^Ω —
A Meissen figure of the dancing Harlequin with a jug, dated 1989

Sold for £956.25 inc. premium

265^Ω —
Twenty-two Meissen figures and groups, late 19th to 20th century, together with two Samson Chinoiserie figures

Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

266^* —
A pair of Meissen figures with jugs, late 19th/early 20th century

£800 - £1,200

267^* —
A Meissen group of a mother and two children, late 19th century

Sold for £1,147.50 inc. premium

268^* —
A pair of large Meissen flower-encrusted pot-pourri vases and covers, late 19th century

Sold for £17,750 inc. premium

269^* —
A pair of Meissen figural candelabra allegorical of Autumn and Winter, late 19th century

£1,500 - £2,500

270^Ω —
A set of thirty-three Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figures, second half 20th century

Sold for £7,012.50 inc. premium

271^* —
A Meissen figure of 'La Belle Chocolatière', late 19th century

Sold for £1,083.75 inc. premium

272^* —
A pair of Meissen figures with jugs, early 20th century

£800 - £1,200

273^* —
A Dresden porcelain figure of a lady, late 19th century

Sold for £255 inc. premium

274^* —
A pair of large Meissen figures of a lady and gentleman, late 19th century

Sold for £6,375 inc. premium

275^* —
Two figures of a sleeping woman, late 19th/early 20th century

Sold for £1,211.25 inc. premium

276^* —
A Meissen figure of a lady at a spinning wheel, late 19th century

Sold for £573.75 inc. premium

277^* —
A matched pair of Meissen figures of Malabar musicians, late 18th/19th century

£1,200 - £1,800

278^* —
A Meissen figure of the Merchant's Wife, late 19th century

Sold for £765 inc. premium

279^* —
A Meissen large figure of "Count Brühl's Tailor", late 19th century

Sold for £10,837.50 inc. premium

280^* —
A Meissen group of two putti with a monkey and a crib, late 19th/early 20th century

Sold for £573.75 inc. premium

281^Ω —
A Meissen monkey band, late 1970s/early 1980s

Sold for £15,250 inc. premium

282^* —
A Meissen group of The Drunken Silenus, second half 19th century

£700 - £900

283^Ω —
A rare Meissen group of an amorous couple, circa 1925

£800 - £1,200

284^* —
A Meissen outside-decorated group of a cavalier and a lady, mid 19th century

£700 - £900

A Meissen Böttger stoneware figure of God the Father, circa 1977, and a Schwarzburger Werkstätten porcelain figure of seated woman, after 1926, after models by Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)

285^Ω —
A Meissen Böttger stoneware figure of God the Father, circa 1977, and a Schwarzburger Werkstätten porcelain figure of seated woman, after 1926, after models by Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)

£2,000 - £3,000

286 —
A pair of Meissen models of magpies, late 19th/early 20th century

Sold for £7,650 inc. premium

287 —
A Meissen group of the drunken Silenus, late 19th century

£600 - £800

287A —
A pair of Meissen figures of nodding pagodas, circa 1966

Amended

Sold for £5,355 inc. premium

288 —
A pair of large red Meissen parrots, second half 19th century

Sold for £8,287.50 inc. premium

289 —
A Berlin (KPM) plaque of Psyche, late 19th century

Sold for £7,012.50 inc. premium

290 —
Six Berlin armorial plates, circa 1832-1844

£1,000 - £1,500

Specialist contacts

Sebastian Kuhn

Department Director

Tel: +44 20 7468 8384

Sebastian.Kuhn@bonhams.com

Porcelain (UK)

Tel: +44 20 7468 8349

porcelain@bonhams.com

Nette Megens

Head of Department, Director

Tel: +44 20 7468 8348

Nette.Megens@bonhams.com

Sophie von der Goltz

Head of Sale

Tel: +44 20 7468 8349

Sophie.vondergoltz@bonhams.com

Shipping (UK)

Tel: +44 20 7468 8302

shipping@bonhams.com

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28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
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500 Years of European Ceramics

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

244* — A large Meissen table centrepiece, late 19th century

245* — A Meissen Bacchanalian group, late 19th century

246* — A Meissen Bacchanalian group, second half 19th century

247* — A large Meissen Bacchanalian table centrepiece, late 19th century

248* — Three Meissen groups of putti, late 19th/ early 20th century

249* — A Meissen group allegorical of Sculpture, late 19th century

250* — Three Meissen figures of Cupid, late 19th century

251* — A Meissen group allegorical of Geometry, late 19th century

252* — A pair of Meissen large groups of Amphitrite's Triumphal Procession and Neptune and Thetis, late 19th century

253* — A pair of Meissen figural candelabra allegorical of The Seasons, late 19th century

254* — A Meissen figure allegorical of 'Taste', 19th century

255Ω — A set of five Meissen figures allegorical of The Senses, 1973-83

256* — A Meissen figure allegorical of 'Summer', second half 19th century

257* — A large Meissen group of The Three Fates, late 19th century

258* — A large Meissen group of the Triumph of Apollo over Python, late 19th century

259* — Two Meissen groups with putti, late 19th/early 20th century

260* — Two Meissen figures of Cupid, late 19th century

261* — Two Meissen figural brûle-parfums, late 19th century

262* — A Meissen figure of a putto as a gardener emblematic of Earth, late 19th/early 20th century

263* — A Meissen outside-decorated satirical group of an elegant couple with Harlequin, mid 19th century

264Ω — A Meissen figure of the dancing Harlequin with a jug, dated 1989

265Ω — Twenty-two Meissen figures and groups, late 19th to 20th century, together with two Samson Chinoiserie figures

266* — A pair of Meissen figures with jugs, late 19th/early 20th century

267* — A Meissen group of a mother and two children, late 19th century

268* — A pair of large Meissen flower-encrusted pot-pourri vases and covers, late 19th century

269* — A pair of Meissen figural candelabra allegorical of Autumn and Winter, late 19th century

270Ω — A set of thirty-three Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figures, second half 20th century

271* — A Meissen figure of 'La Belle Chocolatière', late 19th century

272* — A pair of Meissen figures with jugs, early 20th century

273* — A Dresden porcelain figure of a lady, late 19th century

274* — A pair of large Meissen figures of a lady and gentleman, late 19th century

275* — Two figures of a sleeping woman, late 19th/early 20th century

276* — A Meissen figure of a lady at a spinning wheel, late 19th century

277* — A matched pair of Meissen figures of Malabar musicians, late 18th/19th century

278* — A Meissen figure of the Merchant's Wife, late 19th century

279* — A Meissen large figure of "Count Brühl's Tailor", late 19th century

280* — A Meissen group of two putti with a monkey and a crib, late 19th/early 20th century

281Ω — A Meissen monkey band, late 1970s/early 1980s

282* — A Meissen group of The Drunken Silenus, second half 19th century

283Ω — A rare Meissen group of an amorous couple, circa 1925

284* — A Meissen outside-decorated group of a cavalier and a lady, mid 19th century

285Ω — A Meissen Böttger stoneware figure of God the Father, circa 1977, and a Schwarzburger Werkstätten porcelain figure of seated woman, after 1926, after models by Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)

286 — A pair of Meissen models of magpies, late 19th/early 20th century

287 — A Meissen group of the drunken Silenus, late 19th century

287A — A pair of Meissen figures of nodding pagodas, circa 1966

288 — A pair of large red Meissen parrots, second half 19th century

289 — A Berlin (KPM) plaque of Psyche, late 19th century

290 — Six Berlin armorial plates, circa 1832-1844

Specialist contacts

Sebastian Kuhn

Porcelain (UK)

Nette Megens

Sophie von der Goltz

Shipping (UK)

News and stories

Strong Showing For Meissen and Sèvres At Bonhams 500 Years Of European Ceramics Sale

Six Exceptional Private Collections at Bonhams 500 Years of European Ceramics Sale

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244^* —
A large Meissen table centrepiece, late 19th century

245^* —
A Meissen Bacchanalian group, late 19th century

246^* —
A Meissen Bacchanalian group, second half 19th century

247^* —
A large Meissen Bacchanalian table centrepiece, late 19th century

248^* —
Three Meissen groups of putti, late 19th/ early 20th century

249^* —
A Meissen group allegorical of Sculpture, late 19th century

250^* —
Three Meissen figures of Cupid, late 19th century

251^* —
A Meissen group allegorical of Geometry, late 19th century

252^* —
A pair of Meissen large groups of Amphitrite's Triumphal Procession and Neptune and Thetis, late 19th century

253^* —
A pair of Meissen figural candelabra allegorical of The Seasons, late 19th century

254^* —
A Meissen figure allegorical of 'Taste', 19th century

255^Ω —
A set of five Meissen figures allegorical of The Senses, 1973-83

256^* —
A Meissen figure allegorical of 'Summer', second half 19th century

257^* —
A large Meissen group of The Three Fates, late 19th century

258^* —
A large Meissen group of the Triumph of Apollo over Python, late 19th century

259^* —
Two Meissen groups with putti, late 19th/early 20th century

260^* —
Two Meissen figures of Cupid, late 19th century

261^* —
Two Meissen figural brûle-parfums, late 19th century

262^* —
A Meissen figure of a putto as a gardener emblematic of Earth, late 19th/early 20th century

263^* —
A Meissen outside-decorated satirical group of an elegant couple with Harlequin, mid 19th century

264^Ω —
A Meissen figure of the dancing Harlequin with a jug, dated 1989

265^Ω —
Twenty-two Meissen figures and groups, late 19th to 20th century, together with two Samson Chinoiserie figures

266^* —
A pair of Meissen figures with jugs, late 19th/early 20th century

267^* —
A Meissen group of a mother and two children, late 19th century

268^* —
A pair of large Meissen flower-encrusted pot-pourri vases and covers, late 19th century

269^* —
A pair of Meissen figural candelabra allegorical of Autumn and Winter, late 19th century

270^Ω —
A set of thirty-three Meissen 'Cris de Paris' figures, second half 20th century

271^* —
A Meissen figure of 'La Belle Chocolatière', late 19th century

272^* —
A pair of Meissen figures with jugs, early 20th century

273^* —
A Dresden porcelain figure of a lady, late 19th century

274^* —
A pair of large Meissen figures of a lady and gentleman, late 19th century

275^* —
Two figures of a sleeping woman, late 19th/early 20th century

276^* —
A Meissen figure of a lady at a spinning wheel, late 19th century

277^* —
A matched pair of Meissen figures of Malabar musicians, late 18th/19th century

278^* —
A Meissen figure of the Merchant's Wife, late 19th century

279^* —
A Meissen large figure of "Count Brühl's Tailor", late 19th century

280^* —
A Meissen group of two putti with a monkey and a crib, late 19th/early 20th century

281^Ω —
A Meissen monkey band, late 1970s/early 1980s

282^* —
A Meissen group of The Drunken Silenus, second half 19th century

283^Ω —
A rare Meissen group of an amorous couple, circa 1925

284^* —
A Meissen outside-decorated group of a cavalier and a lady, mid 19th century

285^Ω —
A Meissen Böttger stoneware figure of God the Father, circa 1977, and a Schwarzburger Werkstätten porcelain figure of seated woman, after 1926, after models by Ernst Barlach (1870-1938)

286 —
A pair of Meissen models of magpies, late 19th/early 20th century

287 —
A Meissen group of the drunken Silenus, late 19th century

287A —
A pair of Meissen figures of nodding pagodas, circa 1966

288 —
A pair of large red Meissen parrots, second half 19th century

289 —
A Berlin (KPM) plaque of Psyche, late 19th century

290 —
Six Berlin armorial plates, circa 1832-1844