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Lot 851 Dα

A magnificent Nymphenburg porcelain platter related to the court service

Auction 1152 - overview Cologne
29.05.2020, 14:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 5.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 15.000 € (incl. premium)
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A magnificent Nymphenburg porcelain platter related to the court service

Scalloped platter with a thick, moulded rim. Finely painted to one side of the well with a bouquet alongside two single flowers, a yellow moth and two beetles. The rim with seven flowers, two moths, and a caterpillar. Rocaille decor picked out in blue and gold, gilt rocaille border. Impressed rhombus mark and MB. With a scratch and localised losses of pigment to the blue flowers. D 31.2 cm.
Around 1760 – 65, décor attributed to Johann Zächenberger.

Provenance

Private collection, Palatinate.

Literature

For more on the court service, cf.: Ziffer, Nymphenburger Porzellan Sammlung Bäuml, Stuttgart 1997, p. 133 ff.