Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Lot 73
A Meissen K.P.M. Hausmaler teapot and cover, circa 1725
14 June 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£5,500 - £6,500
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
A Meissen K.P.M. Hausmaler teapot and cover, circa 1725
The pot with a grotesque mask finial to the curved spout, each side with a large chinoiserie scene, one of a lady holding a child by the hand and carrying an umbrella, the other with two seated figures embracing, each scene flanked by finely detailed polychrome indianische Blumen picked out in gold, the edge of the pot and top of the handle with a gilt scrollwork and trellis pattern, the cover with similar landscapes, attached to spout and handle by a silver-gilt chain, 13cm high, K.P.M. in underglaze-blue to the base of the pot (cover restored) (2)
