Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold
Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold
A PAIR OF MEISSEN KAKIEMON PISTOL-SHAPED CUTLERY HANDLES THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1735
Auction Closed
October 24, 05:26 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
Lot Details
Description
A PAIR OF MEISSEN KAKIEMON PISTOL-SHAPED CUTLERY HANDLES THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1735
each painted with an iron-red winged dragon in flight above flowering branches issuing from a tree stump, fitted with a metal collar and either a French steel blade or a three-tined fork.
Length of handles: 3¼ in.
8.2 cm
Sotheby's London, June 29, 1982, lot 57
Christie's London, July 8, 2002, lot 58
Cassidy-Geiger, 2008, no. 243, p. 515, illus.