Meissen

Lot 89. An extremely rare pair of Meissen red-ground bottle vases, circa 1735. Sold for £831,900 (Est: £120,000 - £180,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Each of globular form with a long, slightly flared neck, the body reserved with three shaped quatrelobe cartocuches framed in brown and painted with elaborate chinoiserie landscape scenes, one vase with a bird in flight and flowering branch reserved on the red ground, the lower body and shoulder reserved with a broad band edged with brown lines and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 17. An Extremely Rare Meissen Blue and White Double Cruet, Circa 1725; 8 1/2 in., 21.5 cm. high. Lot sold: 88,200 EUR (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 EUR). © Sotheby's the flattened pear-shaped conjoined flasks with entwining necks, painted with stylized flowering branches issuing from grassy mounds, the rims and spreading footrim with bands of fretted zig-zag, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, Dreher’s mark X for J. D. Rehuschuh. Literature: Ulrich Pietsch,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. Two Knife Hafts, Early 18th Century; 3 1/2 in., 9 cm. long. Lot sold: 1,764 EUR (Estimate: 1,500 - 2,600 EUR). © Sotheby's one in white stoneware with black glaze, perhaps Böttger, the other in glazed white stoneware. Sotheby's. Transformed by Fire A Private Collection of Early Meissen, Cologne, 1 July 2022

Lot 10. An Early Meissen White Porcelain Figure of a Pagod, 1713-15; 3 1/2 in., 9.5 cm high. Lot sold: 9,450 EUR (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR). © Sotheby's the seated robed figure resting his right hand on his knee, the other hand tucked beneath his robes. Provenance: By repute, Fürst von Lichtenberg; Sydney J. Lamon Collection, New York, sold, Christie's, London, 29 November 1973, lot 21 Literature: Ulrich Pietsch, Frühes Meissener Porzellanaus einer... [Lire la suite]

Lot 14. A Meissen lilac-ground Augustus Rex vase and cover, circa 1730; 49cm high, AR monogram in underglaze-blue. Estimate: £30,000 - £50,000. Sold for £ 169,000 (€ 197,066). Courtesy Bonhams. Of ovoid form with a narrow, flared foot and cylindrical neck, each side reserved with a gilt quatrelobe cartouche painted with a chinoiserie scene, one side in the manner of J.G. Höroldt depicting a bending figure preparing tea attended by another figure holding a basket and fan, with birds in flight... [Lire la suite]

ZURICH.- The Old Master Paintings auction on 26 March features works by an 'all-star' selection of artists, including a powerful painting of St Jerome in the wilderness by Anthony van Dyck (lot 3027, estimate upon request). This small-format work is remarkable for its virtuoso, free-flowing execution. Painted when the young van Dyck was still in Peter Paul Rubens's workshop, the work seems to correspond with one mentioned in the elder artist's estate, and so may have been a part of Rubens's personal collection. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 147. A Meissen 'goldchinesen' cream pot and a saucer, Circa 1725. Estimate: 800 - 1,200 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. decorated at Augsburg in the workshop of Abraham Seuter with figures among trees, and another similar saucer extensively damaged. Property of Lord Ralph Kerr. Sotheby's. Royal & Noble. London, 7 January 2021

Lot 1064. Beaker with handles and Chinoiserie decoration, Meissen, ca. 1723-24. Painted in the workshop of Johann Gregorius Höroldt. H 8 cm. Estimate 500 / 700 (€ 440 / 610). © Koller Gilt handles. Enamel blue sword mark and gold number 8. Provenance:- Collection Friedrich von Tscharner (1868–1952), Berne.- By succession, Swiss private collection. Koller. Furniture, Porcelain & Silver - Thursday, 26. March 2020, 02.00 PM

Lot 1063. Bowl  with Chinoiserie decoration, Meissen, ca. 1723. Painted in the workshop of Johann Gregorius Höroldt and Johann Ehrenfried Stadler. D 17.5 cm. Estimate 3 000 / 5 000 (€ 2 630 / 4 390). © Koller Painted with chinoiserie scenes on grass strips, in gold cartouches. Goldmark K. Provenance:- Collection Friedrich von Tscharner (1868–1952), Berne.- By succession, Swiss private collection. Koller. Furniture, Porcelain & Silver - Thursday, 26. March 2020, 02.00 PM

Lot 1062. Saucer with Chinoiserie decoration, Meissen, ca. 1723-24. Painted in the workshop of Johann Gregorius Höroldt. Enamel blue sword mark, incised mark. D 13.5 cm. Estimate 500 / 700 (€ 440 / 610). © Koller Chinoiseries scenes in quatre-foil cartouches in gold, with foliage and bands in iron-red. Gold mark "double-point" on the tea bowl, 72. on the saucer. Provenance: Italian private collection. Koller. Furniture, Porcelain & Silver - Thursday, 26. March 2020, 02.00 PM   ... [Lire la suite]