Lot Essay
R.G. Vater Collection no. 523 (paper collection label attached to interior of cover).
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CIRCA 1750, MANGANESE WHEEL MARK / i·Z MONOGRAM FOR JOHANNES ZESCHINGER TO COVER, YELLOW WHEEL MARK / W. TO STAND FOR JOHANN CHRISTOPH WALTHER
Details
A HÖCHST FAYENCE PARTRIDGE TUREEN, COVER AND STAND
CIRCA 1750, MANGANESE WHEEL MARK / i·Z MONOGRAM FOR JOHANNES ZESCHINGER TO COVER, YELLOW WHEEL MARK / W. TO STAND FOR JOHANN CHRISTOPH WALTHER
The tureen and cover naturally modelled and coloured as a seated bird with reddish-brown flecked plumage, yellow feet and claws and puce and pale-blue markings to its head, the border of the shaped oval stand painted with three flower-sprays enclosed by a moulded band of feathers, within a yellow line rim
The stand 10 1⁄2 in. (26.5 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1750, MANGANESE WHEEL MARK / i·Z MONOGRAM FOR JOHANNES ZESCHINGER TO COVER, YELLOW WHEEL MARK / W. TO STAND FOR JOHANN CHRISTOPH WALTHER
The tureen and cover naturally modelled and coloured as a seated bird with reddish-brown flecked plumage, yellow feet and claws and puce and pale-blue markings to its head, the border of the shaped oval stand painted with three flower-sprays enclosed by a moulded band of feathers, within a yellow line rim
The stand 10 1⁄2 in. (26.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
The collection of Mrs. A. Granet, sold; Sotheby’s, London, 27 January 1970, lot 102.
Literature
Horst Reber, Die Kurmainzische Porzellan-Manufaktur Höchst, Munich, 1986, Vol. II (Fayencen), p. 66, no. 38.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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R.G. Vater Collection no. 523 (paper collection label attached to interior of cover).