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Lot 1194 Dα

A Meissen porcelain cup with a silhouette portrait of Goethe

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 500 € (incl. premium)

A Meissen porcelain cup with a silhouette portrait of Goethe

Blue crossed swords mark with star and 4. H 6.3 cm.
Circa 1780 - 90.

This gold-framed profile of the most famous of all German poets as a silhouette is based on the silhouette from 1775 – 80 now housed in the Classical Foundation Weimar.

Provenance

The Hiemisch collection