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Lot 760 Dα

A pair of Meissen porcelain tea bowls with Augsburg chinoiseries

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.500 €
Result: 3.224 € (incl. premium)

A pair of Meissen porcelain tea bowls with Augsburg chinoiseries

An early conical model with flared rim and original saucer. Decorated with chinoiserie scenes on scrollwork consoles, a gilt dragon, and two snakes. Conjoined lustre mark IG to one tea bowl and the saucer. Dreher's mark x to the basal rings. Minimal wear to the gilding.
The porcelain Meissen, circa 1725, the decor attributed to the workshop of Abraham and Bartholomäus Seuter in Augsburg, soon after firing.

Provenance

Christie's, London, auction 7430, 11th December 2007, lot 46.
English private collection.