A Höchst porcelain table centrepiece with Pallas Athena - image-1
A Höchst porcelain table centrepiece with Pallas Athena - image-2
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Lot 1707 Dα

A Höchst porcelain table centrepiece with Pallas Athena

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.000 € (incl. premium)

A Höchst porcelain table centrepiece with Pallas Athena

Standing figure of the Greek goddess leaning against an obelisk, holding a shield and with further attributes at her feet. Blue wheel mark. The back of the obelisk retouched, various minor restorations. H 25 cm.
Around 1775 - 80, model attributed to Johann Peter Melchior.

Provenance

Collection of Dr. Annedore Müller-Hofstede.

Literature

For this model cf. Das Höchster Porzellan auf der Jahrtausend-Ausstellung in Mainz 1925, Mainz 1930, cat. no. 575.