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Lot 1082 Dα

A Meissen porcelain vase with sculptural flowers and fruit

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
18.11.2022, 14:30 - Porcelain Glass
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 5.670 € (incl. premium)
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A Meissen porcelain vase with sculptural flowers and fruit

Pierced surface with sculpted fruit and flowers. Blue crossed swords mark with crowned mark FA 53, incised 606. Minor breakages to the appliques. H 49.2 cm.
1904 - 1918.

Provenance

Produced as a diplomatic gift for the Saxon King Friedrich August.
By repute, the piece was presented to Emperor Franz-Joseph, who later passed it on to his staff.

Literature

Cf. Wittwer, "hat der König von Preußen die schleunige Verferttigung verschiedener Bestellungen ernstlich begehret" Friedrich der Große und das Meißener Porzellan, in: Keramos 208/2010, illus. 7, for the original model produced around 1745 for the Prussian court.