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Lot 1344 Dα

A Meissen porcelain tureen lid from the service made for the Teutonic Order

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 4.000 € (incl. premium)
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A Meissen porcelain tureen lid from the service made for the Teutonic Order

The finial formed as a lemon surrounded by flowers, almonds, a cinnamon stick and cloves. 14 in purple. Minor chips to the appliqués. Inner D 16.4 cm.
Ca. 1745, model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein.

Prince-Bishop of Cologne Clemens August of Bavaria (1700 – 1761) was, among numerous other offices, also “administrator of the Hochmeistertum” and “Deutschmeister” of the Teutonic Order from 1732 onwards. It is assumed that this service was produced upon his suggestion.

Provenance

Collection of Renate and Tono Dreßen.

Literature

Illustrated in cat. Blütenlese Meißener Porzellan aus der Sammlung Tono Dreßen, Berlin-Munich 2018, illus. 73.
An identical lid was produced for the small tureen in the St. Andreas service (cf. For example the piece in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Winter Palace).
Cf. cat. 800 Jahre Deutscher Orden, Gütersloh-Munich 1990, no. 8.23.