A MEISSEN TWO-HANDLED DATED BEAKER AND SAUCER FROM THE CLEMENS AUGUST SERVICE painted by Christian Friedrich Herold, the beaker with the Coat-of-Arms, sword, crozier, electoral crown, cross and supporters of Clemens August, the reverse with a chinaman paying homage to a poster inscribed Clement August 1735 pinned to a tree with playing children behind him, the saucer with a seated chinaman, a child and another bearded holding a gilt CA monogram, each vignette supported on a regence console in Böttger lustre, chocolate and gold enclosing a harbour scene en camaieu rose, blue crossed swords marks, Dreher's star to saucer, 1735

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A MEISSEN TWO-HANDLED DATED BEAKER AND SAUCER FROM THE CLEMENS AUGUST SERVICE painted by Christian Friedrich Herold, the beaker with the Coat-of-Arms, sword, crozier, electoral crown, cross and supporters of Clemens August, the reverse with a chinaman paying homage to a poster inscribed Clement August 1735 pinned to a tree with playing children behind him, the saucer with a seated chinaman, a child and another bearded holding a gilt CA monogram, each vignette supported on a regence console in Böttger lustre, chocolate and gold enclosing a harbour scene en camaieu rose, blue crossed swords marks, Dreher's star to saucer, 1735

Lot Essay

The present lot would seem to be an addition to the recorded pieces that have survived from this service, almost certainly made to celebrate the 35th birthday of Clemens August, the Archbishop Elector of Cologne. A list of the hitherto known pieces of this service was published in Arthur Müller, 'das Meissner Höroldt-service für Clemens August, Kurfurst von Köln', Keramos, July 1958, pl. 27. A teabowl and saucer from this service sold in these Rooms, 10 November 1986, lot 181

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