An early Meissen chinoiserie coffee pot and cover, circa 1723. Photo Sotheby's

painted by J. G. Höroldt with four panels of amusing chinoiserie large figure vignettes of a man riding a dragon spouting fire, a Chinese lady carrying a man on her shoulders, a Chinaman with a dog barking at a cat, and a Chinaman carried on a litter, separated by gilt vertical flutes, the cover with flowers issuing from rockwork (some restoration, chips and losses); 16.5 cm, 6 5/8 in high. Estimate 12,000-18,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: Christie's Geneva, 2 October 1969, lot 128
Christie's Geneva, 11 November 1985, lot 163

Sotheby's. The Collection of Giovanni and Gabriella Barilla, Londres | 14 mars 2012