Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold

Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold

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A MEISSEN SMALL TABLE DECORATION IN THE FORM OF A CROWN CIRCA 1750

Auction Closed

October 24, 05:26 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

Lot Details

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A MEISSEN SMALL TABLE DECORATION IN THE FORM OF A CROWN CIRCA 1750


modeled with a pierced upper edge with three arched straps enameled with a variety of 'jewels', K[önigliche]•H[of]•K[onditorei]• pantry mark in purple enamel.

Width: 3⅝ in.; Height: 2¾ in.

9.1; 6.8 cm

E. & H. Manners, London

Cassidy-Geiger, 2008, no. 62, p. 277, illus.

Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain 1710-50, New York, 2008 writes that among the thousands of objects listed in the 1752 inventory of the Royal Court Pantry, four models of crowns were included, stating that of the four recorded in 1752 the present lot is the only survivor.