A Meissen porcelain circular two-handled ornithological tureen and cover , MARKED WITH LARGE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS, IMPRESSED 20, 1860-1880 | Christie's

Sale 2641

EUROPEAN CERAMICS, DUTCH DELFTWARE AND GLASS

Amsterdam

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9 November 2004

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Lot 481

A Meissen porcelain circular two-handled ornithological tureen and cover

MARKED WITH LARGE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS, IMPRESSED 20, 1860-1880

Price realised

EUR 1,195

Estimate

EUR 1,000 - EUR 1,500

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A Meissen porcelain circular two-handled ornithological tureen and cover
MARKED WITH LARGE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS, IMPRESSED 20, 1860-1880
Moulded with the Alt Brandenstein pattern, painted in colours with perched birds and various insects, the bulging body with rocaille handles, the domed cover with figural finial modelled as a putto with fruit-filled cornucopia
36.8 cm. wide (2)
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