Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 30
A rare Meissen pipehead, circa 1730
7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£800 - £1,200
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Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
A rare Meissen pipehead, circa 1730
Decorated with Kakiemon flowers and geometric bands in iron red, mounted, probably in the later 19th century, with a silver mount and cover, 6cm (minor flat chip to rim)
Footnotes
For a very similar pipe with the same decoration in a private collection in Germany see: W. Morgenroth, Rauchzeichen. Meissener Porzellanpfeifen zwischen Tabakdunst und Pfeifenkunst, in Keramos 251/252 (2021), p. 35, cat.no. 17.
