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BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 2778 AND PRESSNUMMERN 35 AND 66, RED PAINTER'S MARK 25, CIRCA 1760
Details
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MELON-FORM BOX AND COVER
BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 2778 AND PRESSNUMMERN 35 AND 66, RED PAINTER'S MARK 25, CIRCA 1760
Naturalistically modelled as a small melon with yellow and green skin, the handle formed as a leafy branch; together with a miniature melon-shaped tureen, impressed 169 to stand and painted 34 to cover, 19th century, modelled as a small green and yellow reeded melon on an oval base moulded with green leaves, 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) wide
1/2in. (11.4cm.) long, overall (4)
BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 2778 AND PRESSNUMMERN 35 AND 66, RED PAINTER'S MARK 25, CIRCA 1760
Naturalistically modelled as a small melon with yellow and green skin, the handle formed as a leafy branch; together with a miniature melon-shaped tureen, impressed 169 to stand and painted 34 to cover, 19th century, modelled as a small green and yellow reeded melon on an oval base moulded with green leaves, 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) wide
1/2in. (11.4cm.) long, overall (4)
Provenance
with The Antique Porcelain Company (the melon box)
Estate of James Donahue, Broadhollow, Old Brookville, Long Island; Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 2-4 November 1967, lot 223 ($1,600, the melon box) and lot 151 ($150, the miniature tureen).
Estate of James Donahue, Broadhollow, Old Brookville, Long Island; Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 2-4 November 1967, lot 223 ($1,600, the melon box) and lot 151 ($150, the miniature tureen).
Special notice
Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.