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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN TUREEN, COVER AND A CHARGER FROM THE MÖLLENDORF SERVICE, CIRCA 1761 |
估價
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- the charger 38.5cm., 15 1/8 in. diam., the tureen 33.5cm., 13 1/4 in across handles, 26.2cm., 10 3/4 in. high
of 'preußisch-musikalischen' design, moulded with panels of musical, floral and military trophies within scrollwork cartouches, the lobed tureen with two floral scroll branches the cover surmounted with a nymph holding fruit, reserved within an iron-red scale-ground edged in a gilt-dentil border, the charger with an iron-red flowering branch at the center, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral 36, incised //// to charger,
來源
With Ulrich Gronert Kunsthandel, Berlin;
acquired from the above in the late 1990s.
acquired from the above in the late 1990s.
出版
RELATED LITERATURE
Dr. Samuel Witter, 'Interior Decoration and War Trophies - the Porcelain Table Services of Frederick the Great of Prussia', The International Ceramics Fair and Seminar handbook, London, 2009, pp. 38-39;
Dr. Samuel Wittwer, 'hat der König von Preußen die schleunige Verferttigung verschiedener Bestellungen ernstlich begehret - Friedrich der Große und das Meißner Porzellan', Keramos 208, 2010, taf. no. 46.
Dr. Samuel Witter, 'Interior Decoration and War Trophies - the Porcelain Table Services of Frederick the Great of Prussia', The International Ceramics Fair and Seminar handbook, London, 2009, pp. 38-39;
Dr. Samuel Wittwer, 'hat der König von Preußen die schleunige Verferttigung verschiedener Bestellungen ernstlich begehret - Friedrich der Große und das Meißner Porzellan', Keramos 208, 2010, taf. no. 46.
Condition
Both pieces are in overall good appearance. To the tureen there is a restored slither chip to the rim above a handle terminal, and to the figure of the cover there is restoration to her left fingers, the lower part of left leg and her right foot. To the charger there are two repaired rim chips, located at 12 o'clock and 1 o'clock with small areas of associated over-paint, the whole underside of the rim has been over-zealously sprayed. Despite these minor damages the pieces are in good appearance.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
These pieces belong to the service that was ordered on the 21st December 1761 by King Frederick II the Great of Prussia. The “Preußisch-musikalische Dessin" [Prussian-musical design] of military, musical and astronomical trophies in relief decoration was probably modelled by Freidrich Elias Meyer around 1760-61, in part after drawings by the king himself. The King stipulated that the service be painted in the red reserved for the Saxon ruler, Augustus the Strong.1
The service is named so after the General to whom Frederick is said to have subsequently gifted it. At sixteen years old Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf (1724 –1816) was a page at the Frederick's Prussian court. He began his distinguished military career in his twenties as an officer at the battles of Leuthen, Hochkirch and Torgau. By 1762 he had been made Major-General and received an Order of Merit for his exertions, and was appointed Governor of Berlin in 1783. Ten years later he was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall. He died in Potsdam. There is some uncertainty as to the exact date of when the service was gifted to the General though one possibility is when he was appointed Governer in 1783. The service was produced following a slightly earlier service of the same forms though with green borders, now referred to as the Ziethen service.2
1. See Wittwer, op. cit., 2009, p. 39.
2. Named so after Prussian general Hans Joachim von Ziethen. Relatively few pieces were recorded until an extensive portion of the service, comprising over 150 pieces was sold Sotheby's Shrubland Park, Suffolk, 19th-21st September 2006, lot 821, where it had been in the collection of the family by 1860 at the latest. See Wittwer, op. cit., 2010, taf nos. 36-45.
The service is named so after the General to whom Frederick is said to have subsequently gifted it. At sixteen years old Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf (1724 –1816) was a page at the Frederick's Prussian court. He began his distinguished military career in his twenties as an officer at the battles of Leuthen, Hochkirch and Torgau. By 1762 he had been made Major-General and received an Order of Merit for his exertions, and was appointed Governor of Berlin in 1783. Ten years later he was promoted to Generalfeldmarschall. He died in Potsdam. There is some uncertainty as to the exact date of when the service was gifted to the General though one possibility is when he was appointed Governer in 1783. The service was produced following a slightly earlier service of the same forms though with green borders, now referred to as the Ziethen service.2
1. See Wittwer, op. cit., 2009, p. 39.
2. Named so after Prussian general Hans Joachim von Ziethen. Relatively few pieces were recorded until an extensive portion of the service, comprising over 150 pieces was sold Sotheby's Shrubland Park, Suffolk, 19th-21st September 2006, lot 821, where it had been in the collection of the family by 1860 at the latest. See Wittwer, op. cit., 2010, taf nos. 36-45.