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500 Years of European Ceramics including the Richard Deacon Collection

2 December 2025 | starting at 13:00 GMT

This December, Bonhams are delighted to be offering a magnificent Sèvres gold-mounted snuff-box, circa 1785, made for Madame Adélaïde, daughter of Louis XV (lot 126). Depicting her barbet dog, Vizir, and other palace pets, the snuff-box comes to the market for the first time having been in the Rothschild family for five generations.

For a foreword by Dr Mia Jackson, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts, Waddesdon Manor, see the page 105 in the pdf and printed catalogue.

Bonhams is also honoured to offer The Richard Deacon Collection of Sèvres porcelain, with highlights including a green-ground cuvette Mahon dated 1757 (lot 83) and a rose marbré écuelle cover and stand painted by Charles-Nicolas Dodin, dated 1762 (lot 89).

On Sunday 30th November from 3pm – 5pm, we invite you to join us in toasting these remarkable pieces alongside the wider offerings from The Classics Winter season 2025. Please RSVP to leni.howard@bonhams.com.

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500 Years of European Ceramics including the Richard Deacon Collection

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1* — A Siegburg stoneware pewter-mounted jug (Zylinderhalskrug), probably by the workshop of Christian Knütgen, late 16th century

2* — A very large Cologne stoneware bellarmine (Bartmannskrug), dated 1601

3 — A Dutch Delft polychrome charger, early 18th century

4 — A rare Höchst faience model of a jay, circa 1750

5* — A Meissen beaker, circa 1725

6 — A Meissen beaker, circa 1725

7* — A Meissen circular stand, circa 1725-30

8* — A Meissen waste bowl, circa 1723-24

9* — A pair of Meissen teabowls and saucers, circa 1730

10* — A Meissen circular stand, circa 1730

11* — A Meissen circular stand, circa 1725-30

12* — A very rare Meissen armorial waste bowl, circa 1725

13* — A very rare Meissen circular bowl from the Swan Service, circa 1738

14* — A rare Meissen soup plate from the Swan Service, circa 1738

15* — A very rare large Meissen circular dish from the Swan Service, circa 1739

16* — A Meissen group of "The Spanish Lovers", circa 1740-45

17 — A Meissen octagonal plate from the "Christie-Miller" service, circa 1740

18* — A pair of Meissen figural candlesticks, the porcelain circa 1740, the decoration later

19* — A Meissen Hausmaler gold-ground oval sugar bowl and cover, the porcelain early 1720s, decorated 1730-40

20 — A Meissen tea bowl and saucer, circa 1735-40

21* — A large Meissen dish, circa 1740-50

22 — A Meissen plate, circa 1740-45

23 — A Meissen ice cooler and cover, circa 1730-35

24* — A Meissen figure of a female vegetable seller from the "Cris de Paris" series, circa 1755

25* — A Meissen figure of a spirits seller from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

26* — A Meissen figure of a female fish vendor from the "Cris de Paris" series, circa 1755

27* — A Meissen figure of a violinist from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

28* — A Meissen figure of a liquorice water seller from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

29* — A Meissen figure of a male lemon seller, circa 1755

30* — A Meissen figure of a poultry seller from the "Cris de Paris" series, circa 1755

31* — A Meissen figure of a crier with lantern from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

32* — A Meissen figure of an oyster seller from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

33* — A Meissen figure of a horn player from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

34 — A Meissen tea and coffee service, circa 1763-1774

35 — A Meissen yellow-ground teapot and cover, circa 1745

36 — A rare Meissen red-ground coffee urn, circa 1745

37* — A Meissen gold-mounted etui, circa 1750-60

38 — A Vienna figure of a peasant, circa 1760

39 — A rare and large Loosdrecht charger, circa 1778-82

40 — A rare pair of Höchst small potpourri vases and covers, circa 1755

41 — A rare Meissen white figure of the Apostle Paul from the "Grosse Hofbestellung" for Pope Clement XIV, circa 1772

42* — A pair of Vincennes plates (assiette à cordonnet), circa 1752

43* — A Vincennes cup (gobelet 'Bouillard'), circa 1754

44* — A pair of Vincennes bottle coolers (seaux à demi-bouteille), circa 1750-53

45* — A Vincennes saucer, circa 1753-55

46* — A Vincennes circular stand (plateau rond), circa 1753

47* — A Vincennes/Sèvres plate, dated 1756

48* — A Vincennes oval stand (plateau du roi), dated 1755

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1^* —
A Siegburg stoneware pewter-mounted jug (Zylinderhalskrug), probably by the workshop of Christian Knütgen, late 16th century

2^* —
A very large Cologne stoneware bellarmine (Bartmannskrug), dated 1601

3 —
A Dutch Delft polychrome charger, early 18th century

4 —
A rare Höchst faience model of a jay, circa 1750

5^* —
A Meissen beaker, circa 1725

6 —
A Meissen beaker, circa 1725

7^* —
A Meissen circular stand, circa 1725-30

8^* —
A Meissen waste bowl, circa 1723-24

9^* —
A pair of Meissen teabowls and saucers, circa 1730

10^* —
A Meissen circular stand, circa 1730

11^* —
A Meissen circular stand, circa 1725-30

12^* —
A very rare Meissen armorial waste bowl, circa 1725

13^* —
A very rare Meissen circular bowl from the Swan Service, circa 1738

14^* —
A rare Meissen soup plate from the Swan Service, circa 1738

15^* —
A very rare large Meissen circular dish from the Swan Service, circa 1739

16^* —
A Meissen group of "The Spanish Lovers", circa 1740-45

17 —
A Meissen octagonal plate from the "Christie-Miller" service, circa 1740

18^* —
A pair of Meissen figural candlesticks, the porcelain circa 1740, the decoration later

19^* —
A Meissen Hausmaler gold-ground oval sugar bowl and cover, the porcelain early 1720s, decorated 1730-40

20 —
A Meissen tea bowl and saucer, circa 1735-40

21^* —
A large Meissen dish, circa 1740-50

22 —
A Meissen plate, circa 1740-45

23 —
A Meissen ice cooler and cover, circa 1730-35

24^* —
A Meissen figure of a female vegetable seller from the "Cris de Paris" series, circa 1755

25^* —
A Meissen figure of a spirits seller from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

26^* —
A Meissen figure of a female fish vendor from the "Cris de Paris" series, circa 1755

27^* —
A Meissen figure of a violinist from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

28^* —
A Meissen figure of a liquorice water seller from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

29^* —
A Meissen figure of a male lemon seller, circa 1755

30^* —
A Meissen figure of a poultry seller from the "Cris de Paris" series, circa 1755

31^* —
A Meissen figure of a crier with lantern from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

32^* —
A Meissen figure of an oyster seller from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

33^* —
A Meissen figure of a horn player from the "Cris de Paris," circa 1755

34 —
A Meissen tea and coffee service, circa 1763-1774

35 —
A Meissen yellow-ground teapot and cover, circa 1745

36 —
A rare Meissen red-ground coffee urn, circa 1745

37^* —
A Meissen gold-mounted etui, circa 1750-60

38 —
A Vienna figure of a peasant, circa 1760

39 —
A rare and large Loosdrecht charger, circa 1778-82

40 —
A rare pair of Höchst small potpourri vases and covers, circa 1755

41 —
A rare Meissen white figure of the Apostle Paul from the "Grosse Hofbestellung" for Pope Clement XIV, circa 1772

42^* —
A pair of Vincennes plates (assiette à cordonnet), circa 1752

43^* —
A Vincennes cup (gobelet 'Bouillard'), circa 1754

44^* —
A pair of Vincennes bottle coolers (seaux à demi-bouteille), circa 1750-53

45^* —
A Vincennes saucer, circa 1753-55

46^* —
A Vincennes circular stand (plateau rond), circa 1753

47^* —
A Vincennes/Sèvres plate, dated 1756

48^* —
A Vincennes oval stand (plateau du roi), dated 1755