Lot Essay
Cf. the example sold in our Geneva Rooms on 8 May 1989 with similar decoration.
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THE DECORATION CIRCA 1725, THE PORCELAIN A LITTLE EARLIER
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A Bttger baluster octagonal tea-caddy and cover
The decoration circa 1725, the porcelain a little earlier
Decorated at Augsburg in the workshop of Abraham Seuter, the ribs and neck richly gilt, the recessed panels alternately gilt with Laub-und-Bandelwerk and with figures in landscapes above scroll supports, the top of the circular cover with two figures by a tree in a landscape, the sides richly gilt (small chip to rim of cover, very minor shallow chip to underside of base of tea-caddy, wear to gilding)
3.7/8 in. (9.7 cm.) high
The decoration circa 1725, the porcelain a little earlier
Decorated at Augsburg in the workshop of Abraham Seuter, the ribs and neck richly gilt, the recessed panels alternately gilt with Laub-und-Bandelwerk and with figures in landscapes above scroll supports, the top of the circular cover with two figures by a tree in a landscape, the sides richly gilt (small chip to rim of cover, very minor shallow chip to underside of base of tea-caddy, wear to gilding)
3.7/8 in. (9.7 cm.) high