Lot 1777. Chinoiserie tankard with silver-gilt mount, Meissen, ca. 1725-1730. Painted by Johann Ehrenfried Stadler. Silver-gilt mount, German, ca. 1900. Estimate CHF 30 000 / 50 000 (€25 000 / 41 670). Photo Koller 

H 21.5 cm. Handle restored.

 Notes: A comparable pitcher can be found in U. Pietsch, Frühes Meissener Porzellan. Sammlung Carabelli, 2000, page 144, No. 61.

With respect to the Chinoiserie ornamentation by J.E. Stadler: see R. Seyffarth, Johann Ehrenfried Stadler, der Meister der Fächerchinesen, Keramos 10/1960, pages 151-159.

A similar tankard can be found at Sotheby's London, A Tale of Two Cities. Venice and Dresden, 9 June 2015, Lot 11.

Koller. Silver & Porcelain - Thursday 17 March 2016 02.00 PM