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A Brussels-decorated Paris porcelain floral ewer and basin circa 1820
Estimate
500 - 700 EUR
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Description
the ewer: 28 cm. high, the basin: 38.3 cm. wide, marked F. Faber à Bruxelles in gilt, inv. no. 62 in black, the basin with crowned A (stamp 3), very damaged (2)
Provenance
Paleis Soestdijk, Koningin Anna Paulowna
Condition
The quality of the flower painting is very good. Overall some rubbing to the gilding.
The basin in reasonably good condition with a hairline crack running accross the base and a chip (ca. 2.3 cm. wide) to the underside of one corner.
The jug with a perforation (ca. 1 cm. diam.; point of impact) to the floral border of the body, issuing a restuck oval fragment (ca. 7.5 x 8 cm.) to the floral border and lower body and a crack running to the upper rim. The border of the flaring spout with an area of shallow chipping to the inside (4.5 x 1.3 cm. ) and outside (ca. 2.5 x 1.7 cm.), issuing a hairline crack.
Eventhough the jug is in poor condition, the set is of historical and documentary importance.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The Manufacture Royale de Porcelaines of Frédéric Faber decorated and later also produced porcelain under patronage of Koning Willem I (1772-1843), father-in-law of Koningin Anna Paulowna. See C. Quarles van Ufford, Frédéric Faber (1782-1844), Koninklijk Porselein uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden 1815-1830, Leiden 2004.