Lot Essay
A detail of the panel with two figures by a table is illustrated on p. 74.
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CIRCA 1725, THE AUGSBURG DECORATION ALMOST CONTEMPORARY
Details
A MEISSEN GOLDCHINESEN HEXAGONAL TEACADDY AND COVER
CIRCA 1725, THE AUGSBURG DECORATION ALMOST CONTEMPORARY
Decorated in the Seuter workshop, three sides with Orientals beside tables and tending a fire beside palm trees on scroll, foliage and trellis supports, alternating with three sides decorated with birds perched on leafy branches, divided by raised gilt ribs, the circular cover with gilt foliage scrolls and the sides with a broad gilt band (slight wear to shoulders, ribs and cover)
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 1725, THE AUGSBURG DECORATION ALMOST CONTEMPORARY
Decorated in the Seuter workshop, three sides with Orientals beside tables and tending a fire beside palm trees on scroll, foliage and trellis supports, alternating with three sides decorated with birds perched on leafy branches, divided by raised gilt ribs, the circular cover with gilt foliage scrolls and the sides with a broad gilt band (slight wear to shoulders, ribs and cover)
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Anon., sale Christie's Geneva, 7th May 1979, lot 115.
Special notice
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