Lot Essay
A beaker with very similar decoration, most probably from the same service as the present lot, was sold by Christie's Geneva on 9th May 1988, lot 127.
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CIRCA 1735, PAINTER'S RED 8. MARK TO COVER
Details
A MEISSEN YELLOW-GROUND RECTANGULAR TEACADDY AND COVER
CIRCA 1735, PAINTER'S RED 8. MARK TO COVER
The front and reverse reserved with angular shaped quatrefoil panels painted in shades of puce and purple with boating figures in river landscapes, one with fortifications, the sides boldly painted with indianische Blumen, one side with a bird among the branches, below a gilt line border, the flat white shoulder with two purple insects, the cylindrical white-edged cover with two gilt bands, the flat top with similar flowers about a gilt cone finial (minute wear, tip of finial with slight wear)
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 1735, PAINTER'S RED 8. MARK TO COVER
The front and reverse reserved with angular shaped quatrefoil panels painted in shades of puce and purple with boating figures in river landscapes, one with fortifications, the sides boldly painted with indianische Blumen, one side with a bird among the branches, below a gilt line border, the flat white shoulder with two purple insects, the cylindrical white-edged cover with two gilt bands, the flat top with similar flowers about a gilt cone finial (minute wear, tip of finial with slight wear)
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Anon., sale Sotheby's Geneva, 14th November 1989, lot 8.
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