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A metal-mounted Nymphenburg porcelain pipe bowl, circa 1760-65
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain, metal, ivory
- the porcelain model approximately 6.5cm., 2 1/2 in. long; overall 56cm., 22in. long
modelled by Franz Anton Bustelli, as the head of Harlequin disguised as a pilgrim with a joyful expression wearing a black hat, the broad brim with a scallop shell badge, the stem terminal with white ruff and puce and gilt foliate moulded section, with a sectional ivory stem,
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 3rd June 1974, lot 142 (as Frankenthal);
With Winifred Williams, London;
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 30th June 1986, lot 157 (as Frankenthal).
With Winifred Williams, London;
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 30th June 1986, lot 157 (as Frankenthal).
Literature
Alfred Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan, Sammlung Bäuml, Stuttgart, 1997, p. 45, listed;
Katharina Hantschmann and Alfred Ziffer, Bustelli, Nymphenburger Porzellanfiguren Des Rokoko, Munich, 2004, p. 500, listed.
Katharina Hantschmann and Alfred Ziffer, Bustelli, Nymphenburger Porzellanfiguren Des Rokoko, Munich, 2004, p. 500, listed.
Condition
There is a small chip to the upper surface of the brim of the hat on the right-hand side, above a small ground down section. Slight flaking to black enamels and to some of the raised moulding on harlequin's hair and cheek.
"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
Enamelled examples of this model are in the collection of the Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Inv.-Nr. Ker 1560, see Hantschmann and Ziffer, op. cit, no. 196; and also the Bäuml Collection, no. 61. A rare unrecorded example in the white was sold in these rooms, 6th November 2014, lot 11.