Lot Essay
For a K.P.M. teapot painted with related scenes, see Ulrich Pietsch, Frühes Meiβener Porzellan, Sammlung Carabelli, Munich, 2000, pp. 88-89, where he cautiously attributes the painting to Johann George Heintze.
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CIRCA 1725-28, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, THE MOUNT TO THE SPOUT WITH A CONTROL MARK, PROBABLY THE CONTREMARK FOR PARIS 1756-1762
Details
A GILT-METAL-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER
CIRCA 1725-28, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, THE MOUNT TO THE SPOUT WITH A CONTROL MARK, PROBABLY THE CONTREMARK FOR PARIS 1756-1762
Each side painted with figures in river landscapes, one with a bridge and a statue, within shaped quatrefoil gilt cartouches with lustrous panels edged with iron-red and purple scrolls surrounded by sprays of indianische Blumen, the shallow domed cover with a continuous harbour scene, the handle and spout with gilt-metal mounts
4 7⁄8 in. (11.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 1725-28, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, THE MOUNT TO THE SPOUT WITH A CONTROL MARK, PROBABLY THE CONTREMARK FOR PARIS 1756-1762
Each side painted with figures in river landscapes, one with a bridge and a statue, within shaped quatrefoil gilt cartouches with lustrous panels edged with iron-red and purple scrolls surrounded by sprays of indianische Blumen, the shallow domed cover with a continuous harbour scene, the handle and spout with gilt-metal mounts
4 7⁄8 in. (11.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1970, lot 19.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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Specialist
For a K.P.M. teapot painted with related scenes, see Ulrich Pietsch, Frühes Meiβener Porzellan, Sammlung Carabelli, Munich, 2000, pp. 88-89, where he cautiously attributes the painting to Johann George Heintze.