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A rare early Meissen teabowl and saucer, decorated in the Funcke workshop in Dresden, circa 1715-20 image 1
A rare early Meissen teabowl and saucer, decorated in the Funcke workshop in Dresden, circa 1715-20 image 2
Lot 145

A rare early Meissen teabowl and saucer, decorated in the Funcke workshop in Dresden, circa 1715-20

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2 July 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,500 - £3,500

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A rare early Meissen teabowl and saucer, decorated in the Funcke workshop in Dresden, circa 1715-20

Decorated in gilding and iron-red, the undersides with scallop-edged trefoil panels depicting chinoiserie figures against a dotted ground, the saucer with a vignette on the top depicting a figure by a building, the teabowl with a bird perched on a branch on the inside and another inside the footrim, saw-tooth borders to the rims, (minor rubbing) (2)

Footnotes

Another example of this rare group of early Meissen porcelain decorated in gilding and iron-red in the workshop of Georg Funcke in Dresden was sold in these Rooms, 5 July 2018, lot 21.

Saleroom notices

Please note there is a little bit of retouching to the gilding between the three cartouches on the teabowl. The full condition report is available online.

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