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Lot 1214 Dα

A large Meissen porcelain platter with a parrot and a Bolognese dog

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
18.11.2022, 14:30 - Porcelain Glass
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 1.890 € (incl. premium)
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A large Meissen porcelain platter with a parrot and a Bolognese dog

Rectangular platter with moulded rim. The lip decorated with gilt rimmed brown acanthus tendrils and shell motifs, the well with a depiction of a parrot and a barking Bolognese dog.
Numerous insects conceal minor flaws in the mass. Blue crossed swords mark, pressnummer 54. Minor wear to the gilt edging and the ground. H 4.7, W 38.2, D 27 cm.
Around 1740.

The Dresden Porcelain Collection houses parts of a tea and coffee service with identical decor. It was not known that a dinner service with this decor was produced until the publication of the Ole Olsen Collection catalogue in 1927. The Danish collection included 50 pieces from the service, including this bowl.

Provenance

Private collection, Palatinate.

Literature

A dinner plate from this service in the Wark Collection, illus. in Pietsch, Early Meissen Porcelain The Wark Collection, London 2011, no. 576.