Lot 885 D α

A figural Meissen porcelain centrepiece with a basket

Auction 1220 - overview Cologne
19.05.2023, 10:00 - Silver Porcelain Faience
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €

A figural Meissen porcelain centrepiece with a basket

The base formed as a rose-twined rock upon which stand two putti supporting an oval dish with a moulded rim, painted in the centre with a perching bird. Smoothed, unmarked base. Minor chips to the flowers, unobtrusive firing cracks. H 28, W 19,4 cm.
Around 1740 - 45, the model attributed to Johann Joachim Kaendler and Johann Friedrich Eberlein.

Literature

For this decor cf. Weber, Meißener Porzellane mit Dekoren nach ostasiatischen Vorbildern, vol. II, Munich 2013, cat. no. 355 ff.