Lot Essay
See Kurt Röder, Das Höchster Porzellan, Mainz, 1925, nos. 649, 650, tafel 13 d & f for similarly shaped tea-canisters.
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THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTOR
A HÖCHST CYLINDRICAL TEA-CANISTER AND COVER
CIRCA 1770, BLUE CROWNED WHEEL MARK, INCISED NI, THE DECORATION POSSIBLY OF LATER DATE
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A HÖCHST CYLINDRICAL TEA-CANISTER AND COVER
Circa 1770, blue crowned wheel mark, incised NI, the decoration possibly of later date
The domed cover with berry finial and gilt line rim, painted in dark pink with putti at play in a landscape vignette among scattered flower sprigs
5½in. (14cm.) high
Circa 1770, blue crowned wheel mark, incised NI, the decoration possibly of later date
The domed cover with berry finial and gilt line rim, painted in dark pink with putti at play in a landscape vignette among scattered flower sprigs
5½in. (14cm.) high