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A Meissen beaker and cover, Deckelpokal, circa 1725
Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Porcelain
- 15cm., 5 7/8 in. high
applied with a band of stiff acanthus leaves to the base and cover enriched in green, the rim of the beaker with a band of puce tassels, each side painted with a panel of chinoiserie figures at various pursuits reserved in Böttger-lustre filled cartouches,
Provenance
The Maurice de Rothschild Collection, (his anon. sale), Christie's London, 28th March 1977, lot 12.
Condition
Beaker- small shallow chip to the outside of the rim.
Cover- some restored breaks.Some wear to gilding around rim and top of finial.
"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 very similar beaker and cover, perhaps the pair to the present example from the Maurice de Rothschild collection was sold in same sale in 1977, lot 11. Close comparables with mouldings picked out in green include a mounted example with chinoiserie figures, see Richard Seyffarth, Johann Gregorius Höroldt, Dresden, 1981, figs. 20-21; and two painted with harbour scenes in the Bavarian National Museum, see Rainer Ruckert, Katalog Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, 1966, pp. 78-79, pl. 54, nos. 195-196.