Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 173
An ormolu-mounted Meissen satirical group, circa 1760
2 July 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,187.50 inc. premium
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Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
An ormolu-mounted Meissen satirical group, circa 1760
Modelled with a gentleman seated on a chair with a dog on his lap fending off a donkey while a standing figure attempts to control the beast, the base modelled with gilt-edged scrollwork and applied with leaves and flowers, mounted on a later ormolu pierced scrollwork base applied at the rear with leafy, fruiting branches surmounted by a similarly-mounted blue-glazed bowl and cover, 18cm high overall, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue (some restoration and losses) (2)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 8 December 2011, lot 89
