A Meissen garniture de cheminée. The porcelain circa 1730-40, the decoration probably circa 1745
A Meissen garniture de cheminée. The porcelain circa 1730-40, the decoration probably circa 1745
comprising three large ovoid vases and covers and two flared beaker vases, each with chinoiserie scenes within elaborate ombrierte gilt baroque reserves among scattered sprigs and sprays of deutsche Blumen, the covers with similar scenes and gilt knops ( one cover later, another with re-stuck finial, one vase with restored rim chip). crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, Dreher's marks or Pressnummen. central vase 54cm., 21¼in. high; ovoid vases 47cm., 18½in. and 46cm., 18in. high; beaker vases 41.5cm., 16¼in. high. Est. 100,000—150,000 GBP
PROVENANCE: The Collection of Max Hoffman, Basel, sold Christie's London, 21st November 2005, lot 44
NOTE: The decoration on these vases represents a late flowering of the early chinoiserie style initiated by J.G.Höroldt. The combination of this decoration with sprays of naturalistic European-style flowers is also found on a pair of yellow-ground vases in the Rijksmuseum, see A.L. den Blaauwen, Meissen Porcelain in the Rijksmuseum, no.82, and on a vase sold at Christie's 25th June 1979, lot 179. Perhaps the most likely candidate at the factory in the 1740's would be Philipp Ernst Schindler, who had been a highly regarded painter at Meissen since the height of popularity of the style in the 1720's.
Sotheby's. Important Furniture, Silver, Ceramics and Clocks. 07 Jul 09 03:00 PM. London www.sothebys.com