Lot 23. A Meissen puce-scale ground écuelle, cover and stand, circa 1755-60, the stand 21cm., 8 1/4 in. diam., the écuelle 16.5cm., 6 1/2 in. across handles. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000. Photo: Sotheby's. 

of circular form surmounted with a strawberry finial, the handles formed as interlocking tendrils tied with ribbons, finely painted with scenes of birds in landscapes, within tooled foliate scroll borders, the scale-ground highlighted in gilding, the stand rim pierced with panels of flower baskets and scrollwork, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral 22 to stand, Quantité: 3

Provenance: With Hans H. Mischell Antiquitäten, Dortmund;
acquired from the above in May 1965.

Sotheby's. From Earth to Fire, Londres, 04 mai 2017, 10:30 AM