CIRCA 1720, THE DECORATION SLIGHTLY LATER

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CHINOISERIE HAUSMALEREI WASTE-BOWL
CIRCA 1720, THE DECORATION SLIGHTLY LATER
Painted in Schwarzlot with a continuous chinoiserie scene of figures at various pursuits, including taking tea and a figure riding a camel, the interior richly gilded
6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 March 1966, lot 81 (where it was described as du Paquier).

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The scene of the group drinking tea is taken from an engraving by Johann Christoph Weigel (1661-1726), from a series of engravings titled Chinoiseries With Different Professions (Chinoiserien Mit Verschiedenen Berufen), published in Nuremburg between 1681-1726. A copy of the engraving is in the Herzog Anton-Ulrich Museum, Brunswick (museum no. JCWeigel Verlag AB 3.172).

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