- 817
A Meissen cream pot and cover, circa 1722-24
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Porcelain
- 10.5cm., 4 1/8 in. high
of squat form on three paw feet affixed with a scroll handle, probably painted by Ch. F. Herold, with a large landscape panel of figures in a cart outside a tavern, within a quatrefoil frame filled with Böttger lustre picked out in gilding, embellished with iron-red scrollwork, with branches of indianische Blumen, gilt numeral 3. to both pieces, restoration to rim of cover,
Provenance
With Kunsthandel Dr. Dagmar Holz, Königswinter, acquired in 2000
Condition
There are two small repaired chips to the flange of the cover, the underside of the rim has been sprayed.
The rim of the pot has also been sprayed. There are scattered re-touches to the gilding.
"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 style of the painting on this cream pot can be compared to a teapot and two teabowls and saucers from the Said and Roswitha Marouf collection, published by Ulrich Pietsch in the collection catalogue, 2010, no.99-101, subsequently offered at Bonhams, The Marouf collection, part I, 5th December 2012, lot 21 and 22. The author suggests that such painting has been attributed to Johann Gottfried Mehlhorn. Mehlhorn, his father and brother are discussed by Rainer Rückert, Biographische Daten der Meißener Manufakturisten des 18. Jahrhunderts, 1990, p. 176-177.