Lot 32
  • 32

A LARGE MEISSEN GREEN-MOSÄIK CIRCULAR BOWL, COVER AND STAND |

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Bowl and cover: 30.5cm. high, 12in.; 30.5cm. wide, 12in.
  • circa 1765
the finial formed as Bacchus with a putto and faun, painted with vignettes of musicians and courtly figures in landscape, blue crossed swords marks to bowl and stand, Pressnummer 10 to bowl and stand (3)

Condition

Minute rim chip to stand. Some typical patches of wear to the centre of the dish. The group of Bacchus and two putti which forms the finial has some restoration to his neck, back and shoulders, his left foot and the left leg of the putti to his left. The exact damages below this restoration cannot be accurately stated but the restored foot is almost certainly replaced. Stand: 39cm. wide, 15 3/8 in. Bowl and cover: 30.5cm. high, 12in.; 30.5cm. wide, 12in. The bowl is slightly warped to the cover does not fit precisely.
"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.
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Catalogue Note

LITERATURE
Anon, Ombersley Court Contents Inventorycirca 1825-36, p.39; 'Small Drawing Room [later the Rose Boudoir] / A magnificent Bowl, cover, and stand of very fine Dresden China inimitably painted in musical figures by Watteau & Groups of floors, richly gilt and surmounted by Bacchanals';
M. H. Blutley, Ombersley Court, Inventories of Heirlooms, 1863, p.132; [possibly] 'Saloon / A very handsome Sevres china scent bowl with cover and stand'.
Arthur Oswald, Country Life, ‘Ombersley Court’, 2 January 1953, p.35, illustrated in the Saloon