A hexagonal Meissen porcelain tea caddy with chinoiserie decor. - image-1

Lot 964 Dα

A hexagonal Meissen porcelain tea caddy with chinoiserie decor.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 4.960 € (incl. premium)

A hexagonal Meissen porcelain tea caddy with chinoiserie decor.

A hexagonal Meissen porcelain tea caddy with chinoiserie decor. Unglazed underside with crossed swords mark, gilt 4, also to the lid. Minor chips to the base, the gilding slightly worn/retouched to the edge of the original lid. H 12.5 cm.
Ca. 1729 - 31, probably painted by Johann Gregorius Hoeroldt.

Literature

A smaller, similarly decorated tea caddy with differing rib design in: Pietsch, Johann Gregorius Hoeroldt, Dresden 1996, no. 85.