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A Meissen baluster vase, circa 1730-35
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Porcelain
- 38.7cm., 15 2/8 in. high
painted with a large flowering branch of indianische-Blumen issuing from rockwork around the base, surrounded by six scattered butterflies and moths, the short neck painted with a flowering branch above a gilt band, with a further gilt band at the footrim, traces of mark in underglaze-blue, cover lacking and drilled through base,
Provenance
Property from the Estate of Sarah Jane Sanford Pansa, Sotheby's New York, 8 November 1985, lot 103
Condition
The vase is lacking its cover, there is a firing crack in the base of the vase which has been supported with plaster.
"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
A closely related set of four vases, two with Frauenkopf handles and covers in the collection of the Siftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, are illustrated by Samuel Wittwer, Friedrich the Great and Meissen Porcelain, Triumph of the Blue Swords (2010) p.141, the fifth, central vase from this set is in the Dresdener Porzellansammlung.
Elements in the treatment of the indianische-Blumen on this vase can be compared to a gu-form vase possibly by the same hand, from the Dr Ernst Schneider collection, illustrated by Rainer Rückert, Meissener Porzellan (1966) cl. frontispiece, no.276. A further vase with applied Frauenkopf handles, also probably by the same hand is illustrated the catalogue Porzellansammlung im Zwinger (1982) p.103