細節
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CHESS SET
PROBABLY MODELLED BY JOAHANN JOACHIM KÄNDLER, MID-18TH CENTURY
One side white, the other with blue flower sprays, the kings and queens with pierced crowns, the knights as horse's heads, the rooks as turrets, one pawn matched in on the blue side, variation in the painting of the blues flowers suggesting some associated pieces
The king -- 3 in. (7.5 cm.); the pawn --2 in. (5 cm.) high
來源
Sotheby's, London, 14 March 1967, lot 125.
Sotheby's, London, 5 February 1974, lot 140.
Sotheby's, New York, Property from the Collection of Marian and Michael Sabee, 10 November 2006, lot 205.
注意事項
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.