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A RARE MEISSEN CIRCULAR CHARGER CIRCA 1755
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Porcelain
- diameter 13 3/8 in.
- 34 cm
finely painted in the center with a landscape vignette of a camel beneath the brown-edged shaped rim decorated with a continuous band of deutsche Blumen, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue.
Provenance
The Antique Company of New York, New York
Condition
There are some several areas with very minor wear to the glaze in the cavetto area. There are some further very minor pitting to the glaze and several short minor scratches to the enamel of the camel, none of which are particularly disfiguring.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The decoration of this charger falls interestingly between the two well-known Meissen services, the 'Northumberland Service' and the 'Japanese Service.' Also painted with studies of animals, yet with different borders and forms, the 'Northumberland Service' was presented as a gift to Hanbury Williams by Augustus III in 1748 and the 'Japanese service' was ordered by Frederick the Great from the Meissen Manufactory in 1762 (for a detailed discussion of the 'Northumberland Service,' please see Timothy H. Clarke, "Northumberland-Service," Samuel Wittwer, in Keramos, 1975, pp. 9-92 and for the "Japanese Service," see "Pavian, Camel und Panter-Thier, Das Japanische Service Friedrichs des Großen'' in Porticus, Sonderheft 2003, pp.3-8). The service to which the current lot belongs has commonly been attributed to Frederick the Great as the owner; however, no supporting archival proof has yet been discovered.