Design 17/20: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics & Clocks

Design 17/20: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics & Clocks

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 52. A Meissen group of an ass nursing her foal, circa 1745-50.

Property from an Important English Private Collection

A Meissen group of an ass nursing her foal, circa 1745-50

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

November 9, 02:52 PM GMT

Estimate

2,500 - 3,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from an Important English Private Collection

A Meissen group of an ass nursing her foal, circa 1745-50


on a flower encrusted base, blue crossed swords marks to reverse of base 

14.5cm. high, 19cm. long

With Angela Gräfin von Wallwitz, 7 February 2008.

Sotheby's Scientific Research department used noninvasive XRF for this lot to screen the green enamel for chromium, which was not detected.

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