Lot Essay
A similar tea-caddy (without the border around the shoulder) from the Gertrude and Robert Anderson Collection was sold in these Rooms on 1st June 1992, lot 23.
CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Details
A MEISSEN CHINOISERIE RECTANGULAR TEA-CADDY
CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Painted in the manner of J.E. Stadler, with chinoiserie figures with fans and parasols among flowering shrubs in fenced gardens, the top with a red diaper border with four panels of purple and gilt flowers
4 in. (10 cm.) high
CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Painted in the manner of J.E. Stadler, with chinoiserie figures with fans and parasols among flowering shrubs in fenced gardens, the top with a red diaper border with four panels of purple and gilt flowers
4 in. (10 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 26th March 1984, lot 264
With M. & G. Segal, Basel, 1985
With M. & G. Segal, Basel, 1985
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
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Dominic Simpson