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

A MEISSEN WHITE PIERCED OVAL 'SEWING' BOX AND COVER CIRCA 1740

Auction Closed

October 24, 05:26 PM GMT

Estimate

2,500 - 3,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

A MEISSEN WHITE PIERCED OVAL 'SEWING' BOX AND COVER CIRCA 1740

modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, the double-walled pierced base, applied with hanging flower swags held by putti, set with female bust handles, the cover surmounted by a crown knop held by two putti, the whole applied with ten escutcheons, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue.

Width: 9⅞ in.

25 cm

Cover - half inch chip to inner edge of rim. Some very minor chips to lower edges of four shields around the rim.

Box - one female bust handle entirely chipped away. Two putto entirely chipped away, a third missing his head. Very minor chips and losses to applied flowers and leaves. Chip to end of one paw foot.

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.

NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Christie's London, February 28, 1994, lot 246

Cassidy-Geiger, 2008, no. 255, p. 536, illus.

This form derives from shapes seen in Augsburg silver and is referred to in Kändler's Taxa or work records for October 1738 as a 'Drüssel Kästgen', made for Queen Maria Josepha, see Ulrich Pietsch, Die Arbeitsberichte des Meissener Porzellanmodelleurs Johann Joachim Kaendler, 1760-1775, Leipzig, 2002, pp. 57-58.

The form re-entered production in the 19th century. A pair of 19th century examples was sold at Sotheby's New York, October 17, 2015, lot 721.