Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 176
A Meissen octagonal milk jug and cover, circa 1745
2 July 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
A Meissen octagonal milk jug and cover, circa 1745
Each side decorated with a landscape scene within a brown-edged gilt scrollwork cartouche with trellis panels, depicting a harbour scene and a couple in a landscape, respectively, and scattered European flowers (Holzschnittblumen) below a gilt scrollwork border, the scroll handle embellished in gilding, the domed cover with two harbour vignettes, 16.5cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, gilt numeral 79. to both (chip to spout, finial restuck) (2)
