Sale 8512
New York, Park Avenue
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30 - 31 October 1996
Price realised
USD 4,830
Estimate
A MEISSEN (MARCOLINI) ARMORIAL PART COFFEE-SERVICE CIRCA 1810, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS, STAR, AND I MARKS With rosebud finials and branch handles, each painted in colour with accole arms of the Electors of Saxony, comprising: A coffee-pot and cover, cover restored and pot drilled for mount, 9¾in. (24.8cm.) high A hot-milk jug and cover, small chip to spout, 6¼in. (15.9cm.) high A sugar-bowl and cover, small chip to cover, 4½in. (11.5cm.) diam. A waste-bowl, gilding flaking, 6½in. (16.5cm.) diam. (4)
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Possibly commemorative of the Centennial anniversary of the founding of the Meissen factory.
Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A CHARITABLE INSTITUTION
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014