Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Lot 112
A rare pair of Meissen red-ground teacups and saucers, circa 1740
14 June 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,125 inc. premium
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
A rare pair of Meissen red-ground teacups and saucers, circa 1740
Painted with European river scenes within iron-red concentric circles on the saucers and inside the cups, the cup exteriors with similar scenes reserved against the red ground within gilt scrollwork borders, the handles embellished in gilding, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed numerals (very minor wear) (4)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Brigitte Britzke Collection, Bad Pyrmont
Literature:
La Porcelana de Meissen en la Colección Britzke/Das Meissner Porzellan der Britzke-Sammlung, exhibition catalogue (2009), p. 90f
Exhibited:
Fundación Caja Segovia, La Porcelana de Meissen en la Colección Britzke 1709-1765, 16 July to 18 November 2009
The tea canister and three teacups and saucers from the same service are in the Wark Collection, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville (U. Pietsch, Early Meissen Porcelain: The Wark Collection (2011), nos. 393-396.
