Lot Essay
For other beakers and saucers from the same series see Hans Syz, et al., The Catalogue of the Hans Syz Collection, Washington, D.C., 1979, fig. 357 and Property from a North Palm Beach Estate, Christie's, New York 27 April 1984, lot 243.
The decoration on all three Chinese beakers and saucers, after designs by the Dutch engraver Petrus Schenk (1654-1713), has been traditionally ascribed to Ignaz Preissler who painted primarily in Eisenrot, black and gold. However, other Hausmalerei are known to have had access to the same engraved design sources.
See Dr. Ignaz Schlosser, 'A Contribution to the Preissler-Anreiter- Helchis Problem,' Apollo, February 1952, pp. 38-42 and Siegfried Ducret, 'Aus der Privatsammlung unserer Mitglieder', Keramik-Freunde der Schweiz, Nr. 38, April 1957, pp. 23-24, Abb. 8-11, 13, 14 for detailed a detailed discussion of the Syz beaker and saucer and a listing of other painters by whom the decoration may have been done. See also John Hayward, Viennese Porcelain of the Du Paquier Period, London, 1952, pp. 147-150 for a general discussion of attributions to the Preissler workshop.
The decoration on all three Chinese beakers and saucers, after designs by the Dutch engraver Petrus Schenk (1654-1713), has been traditionally ascribed to Ignaz Preissler who painted primarily in Eisenrot, black and gold. However, other Hausmalerei are known to have had access to the same engraved design sources.
See Dr. Ignaz Schlosser, 'A Contribution to the Preissler-Anreiter- Helchis Problem,' Apollo, February 1952, pp. 38-42 and Siegfried Ducret, 'Aus der Privatsammlung unserer Mitglieder', Keramik-Freunde der Schweiz, Nr. 38, April 1957, pp. 23-24, Abb. 8-11, 13, 14 for detailed a detailed discussion of the Syz beaker and saucer and a listing of other painters by whom the decoration may have been done. See also John Hayward, Viennese Porcelain of the Du Paquier Period, London, 1952, pp. 147-150 for a general discussion of attributions to the Preissler workshop.