Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold
Selected Meissen and Other Ceramics from the Collection of Henry H. Arnhold
TWO MEISSEN PISTOL-SHAPED CUTLERY HANDLES CIRCA 1735
Auction Closed
October 24, 05:26 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
TWO MEISSEN PISTOL-SHAPED CUTLERY HANDLES CIRCA 1735
each slightly flattened with chamfered edges and gilt-metal-collars, one fitted with a steel blade and the other with a two-tined fork, painted with European landscapes of figures before distant hills or rivers, the edges embellished with gilt foliate scrolls and puce scrolls reserving iron-red flowers.
Length of handles: 3⅛ in.
7.9 cm
Helmut Joseph Collection
Morley-Fletcher, 1979, p. 98
Cassidy-Geiger, 2008, no. 179, p. 429, illus.