Lot Essay
For a beaker and trembleuse stand of the same form painted in Schwarzlot with figures and buildings in landscapes, see J.F. Hayward, Viennese Porcelain of the du Paquier Period (London, 1952), pl. 52.
CIRCA 1730-35, THE STAND WITH TWO INCISED LINES
Details
A VIENNA (DU PAQUIER) TWO-HANDLED CHOCOLATE-BEAKER AND TREMBLEUSE STAND
CIRCA 1730-35, THE STAND WITH TWO INCISED LINES
The beaker with gilt foliage-moulded angular handles, the shaped oval stand with a pierced central gallery, painted in Schwarzlot and lightly gilt, each with two quatrefoil panels of figures before buildings flanked by shaped diaper panels joined by foliage scrolls and shell cartouches, the lower part of the beaker with a band of strapwork and diaper-panelled quatrefoils, with gilt band borders, the underside of the stand with trailing branches (rim of stand with re-touching to gilding and gallery restored)
The stand 7 in. (17.8 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1730-35, THE STAND WITH TWO INCISED LINES
The beaker with gilt foliage-moulded angular handles, the shaped oval stand with a pierced central gallery, painted in Schwarzlot and lightly gilt, each with two quatrefoil panels of figures before buildings flanked by shaped diaper panels joined by foliage scrolls and shell cartouches, the lower part of the beaker with a band of strapwork and diaper-panelled quatrefoils, with gilt band borders, the underside of the stand with trailing branches (rim of stand with re-touching to gilding and gallery restored)
The stand 7 in. (17.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, Geneva, 17th November 1980, lot 28
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 24th February 1997, lot 428
With M. & G. Segal, Basel, 1997
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 24th February 1997, lot 428
With M. & G. Segal, Basel, 1997
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
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