Sale 9284
New York
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17 - 18 November 1999
Price realised
USD 805
Estimate
A GERMAN (HELENA WOLFSOHN) TWO-HANDLED BEAKER AND A MEISSEN KAKIEMON SAUCER The beaker circa 1880, with spurious blue AR monogram mark and gilder's 24, the saucer circa 1735, blue crossed swords mark and of slightly later date The quatrefoil beaker painted in underglaze blue and bright colours in the Tischchenmuster pattern, the saucer in a similar palette with two birds perched on a branch of flowering chrysanthemum and other flowers, the rim with a brocade band (2)
Provenance
Anon. sale; German auction, lot 150 A Private European Collection, acquired prior to World War II By descent through the family
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