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Boîte à bijoux ovale en porcelaine, Meissen, circa 1937-48
A Meissen oval jewellery box and cover, circa 1937-48
A Meissen oval jewellery box and cover, circa 1937-48
29 October 2025, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue HocheSold for €896 inc. premium
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Boîte à bijoux ovale en porcelaine, Meissen, circa 1937-48
A Meissen oval jewellery box and cover, circa 1937-48
A Meissen oval jewellery box and cover, circa 1937-48
Modelled by Paul Scheurich, each end applied with a handle composed of facing dragons heightened in iron-red and gilding, the domed cover surmounted by a finial of two chinoiserie figures of children, a single flower painted on the cover in front, gilt-edged rims, 23cm long; 11cm wide; 13cm high, crossed swords mark with a crescent mark between the handles in underglaze-blue, impressed model number A.1271, former number 59 and 2 (small restoration to foot) (2)
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The model was purchased in 1937 and produced in porcelain the same year. It was exhibited at the Hetjens-Museum in Düsseldorf in 1938, when the first example was also sold. A total of 13 painted and 5 white examples were sold by 1952.
An example from 1945 was in the collection of Prof. J. Rafael, sold in these rooms, 14 April 2022, lot 125.
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