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Lot Essay
The armorial service to which this teabowl and saucer belonged was a probably a gift from Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, to Christian VI, King of Denmark and Norway. While the circumstances of the gift remain unknown, it should be noted that it is unusual for its large size and its decoration, which combines both chinoiserie decoration and European harbour scenes.
A teabowl and saucer from the service is in the Arnhold Collection, New York 1. and another is in the Carabelli Collection.2. Other examples of teabowls were sold from the Hoffmeister Collection, Bonhams, London, 26 May 2010, lot 70, from the Marouf Collection, Bonhams, London, 2 December 2015, lot 41 and another, anonymous sale, Bonhams, London, 5 July 2018, lot 40.
1. See Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 2008, p.328, no. 100.
2. See Ulrich Pietsch, Frühes Meißener Porzellan Sammlung Carabelli, Munich, 2000, p. 136, no. 57.
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A teabowl and saucer from the service is in the Arnhold Collection, New York 1. and another is in the Carabelli Collection.2. Other examples of teabowls were sold from the Hoffmeister Collection, Bonhams, London, 26 May 2010, lot 70, from the Marouf Collection, Bonhams, London, 2 December 2015, lot 41 and another, anonymous sale, Bonhams, London, 5 July 2018, lot 40.
1. See Maureen Cassidy-Geiger, The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 2008, p.328, no. 100.
2. See Ulrich Pietsch, Frühes Meißener Porzellan Sammlung Carabelli, Munich, 2000, p. 136, no. 57.
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