A rare Meissen biscuit rectangular lobster group
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A rare Meissen biscuit rectangular lobster group

CIRCA 1795, IMPRESSED WITH A TRIANGLE ENCLOSING CROSSED SWORDS ABOVE K95

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A rare Meissen biscuit rectangular lobster group
Circa 1795, impressed with a triangle enclosing crossed swords above K95
Modelled by Christian Fischer, inspired by Wedgwood Jasperware examples, the large blue and white pedestal applied with a naturalistically modelled scene of two fighting lobsters amidst a snail, a caterpillar and flowerheads
19.2 cm. wide
See illustration
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Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

Lot Essay

Cf. K. Albiker, Die Meissener Porzellantiere, Berlin, 1959, ill. 271.

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