Ghislaine Howard
Sale Coordinator
Lot 46*
A rare Meissen armorial teacup from the Sulkowski service, circa 1736
7 December 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,295 inc. premium
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Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
A rare Meissen armorial teacup from the Sulkowski service, circa 1736
The rim and handle moulded with basketwork, painted with the arms of Sulkowski and scattered indianische Blumen, together with a Meissen saucer, 1924-34, en suite, the cup: 4.3cm high; the saucer: 12.5cm diam., crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (with dot on the saucer), the cup with impressed Dreher's mark of an asterisk, the saucer with impressed and incised numerals and painter's numeral 3. (saucer restuck, handle restuck and chipped at base) (2)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Anon. sale in these Rooms, 7 December 2011, lot 70;
The Property of a North American Private Collector (acquired by the present owner in the above sale)
Three teacups and saucers from the service were sold by Lempertz in Cologne, 6-7 December 1932, lots 83-85.
