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A Meissen armorial double handled beaker and saucer from the service for Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, circa 1732
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- PORCELAIN
- the saucer, 13cm., 5 1/8 in. diam., the beaker, 7cm., 2 3/4 in. high
each piece painted in enamels with her arms on a Böttger lustre, gilt and black enamel bracket, embellished with scrollwork in iron-red and hanging garlands of flowers in purple, the reverse of the cup with a Kauffahrtei shipping scene, within gilt foliate borders, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, (the beaker's mark within two concentric circles in underglaze-blue) the saucer with impressed Dreher's mark of two dots for Johann Martin Kittel (Rückert 1996, pl. 6, no. 16),
Provenance
Ordered by Augustus the Strong in 1732;
Given by his son Augustus III of Poland and Saxony to Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden in May 1734;
Transferred to the Royal Wardrobe after Queen Ulrika Eleonora's death in 1741;
Anon. sale, Auktionsverket Stockholm, 20th May 1992, lot 4827
Given by his son Augustus III of Poland and Saxony to Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden in May 1734;
Transferred to the Royal Wardrobe after Queen Ulrika Eleonora's death in 1741;
Anon. sale, Auktionsverket Stockholm, 20th May 1992, lot 4827
Literature
Ulrich Pietsch, Preziosen, einer süddeutschen Kunstsammlung, 2001, p. 52
Comparative Literature
Rainer Rückert, Alchemistische Symbolzeichen als Meißener Masse-, Former-, Bossirer-, und Drehermarken im vierten Jahrzehnt des 18. Jahrhunderts, Keramos 151, January 1996, pl. 6, no. 16;
Ulrich Pietsch, Kristian Jakobsen, eds. Frühes Meissener Porzellan, 1997, p. 43, no. 19;
Dieter Hoffmeister, Meissner Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts - Katalog der Sammlung Hoffmeister, 1999, vol. II, pp. 490-493, no. 313-314;
Lars Ljungström, Sweden, Hesse-Cassel, and Meissen, The Fragile Peace, Fragile Diplomacy, Meissen Porcelain for European Courts ca. 1710-63, 2007, pp. 257-273, n. 24;
Comparative Literature
Rainer Rückert, Alchemistische Symbolzeichen als Meißener Masse-, Former-, Bossirer-, und Drehermarken im vierten Jahrzehnt des 18. Jahrhunderts, Keramos 151, January 1996, pl. 6, no. 16;
Ulrich Pietsch, Kristian Jakobsen, eds. Frühes Meissener Porzellan, 1997, p. 43, no. 19;
Dieter Hoffmeister, Meissner Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts - Katalog der Sammlung Hoffmeister, 1999, vol. II, pp. 490-493, no. 313-314;
Lars Ljungström, Sweden, Hesse-Cassel, and Meissen, The Fragile Peace, Fragile Diplomacy, Meissen Porcelain for European Courts ca. 1710-63, 2007, pp. 257-273, n. 24;
Condition
Both pieces are in excellent condition
"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
Ulrika Eleonora was born in 1688 and was the youngest child of King Charles XI and his wife Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark. Following the death of her brother, King Charles XII, she became Queen Regnant of Sweden for a short time from 5 December 1718 to 29 February 1720. She abdicated in 1720 in favour of her husband, Landgrave Frederick I of Hesse-Kassel.
A beaker and saucer from this service was sold in these rooms, Anon. sale (A European Private Collection), 17th June 1997, lot 52, acquired by the Hoffmeisters and subsequently sold in the Hoffmeister collection, Part 1, Bonhams London, 25th November 2009, lot 80. A second example from the Hoffmeister collection was sold at Bonhams, 24th November 2010, lot 65. Two further examples are illustrated by Pietsch, Jakobson, op. cit., p.43.
A beaker and saucer from this service was sold in these rooms, Anon. sale (A European Private Collection), 17th June 1997, lot 52, acquired by the Hoffmeisters and subsequently sold in the Hoffmeister collection, Part 1, Bonhams London, 25th November 2009, lot 80. A second example from the Hoffmeister collection was sold at Bonhams, 24th November 2010, lot 65. Two further examples are illustrated by Pietsch, Jakobson, op. cit., p.43.