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Lot 1013 Dα

An important Meissen porcelain teapot with Augustus Rex mark

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
18.11.2022, 14:30 - Porcelain Glass
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 44.100 € (incl. premium)

An important Meissen porcelain teapot with Augustus Rex mark

Compressed bombé-form teapot with faceted spout, the original lid with parcel gilt finial and corresponding decor. Decorated on both sides with small finely painted Chinoiserie scenes in gilt lace surrounds with purple lustre ground. Blue conjoined "AR" monogram, 17 in gold. Two small restored chips to the inner rim of the lid, minor wear to the gilding. H 11.6 cm.
C. 1726 - 28, decorated in the workshop of Johann Gregorius Hoeroldt.

Provenance

Collection of Baroness Alix de Rothschild.
Röbbig, Munich.
Private collection, Westphalia since 2007.

Literature

Illus. in cat. Frühes Meissener Porzellan. Kostbarkeiten aus deutschen Privatsammlungen, Munich 1997, no. 169.

Exhibitions

Frühes Meissener Porzellan: Kostbarkeiten aus deutschen Privatsammlungen, Hetjens-Museum Düsseldorf, 19. Januar bis 6. April 1997; Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Porzellansammlung im Zwinger, 7th May - 13th July 1997.