Lot no. 212
212. A Meissen coffee pot and a cover, circa 1730
Each side decorated with a chinoiserie scene of figures engaged in various pursuits within a gilt scrollwork cartouche filled with Böttger lustre and surrounded by iron-red and purple scrollwork, the spout and handle with indianische Blumen, a band of gilt scrollwork below the rim, the later cover decorated with flowers, 20cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, gilt numeral 92 (some rubbing and minor retouching to the gilding, the cover later) (2)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Bonhams London, 17 June 2015, lot 157
Literature
Mauri, Luigi, Fragili Emozioni: Porcellane europee nel gusto di un collezionista lombardo, Milan, 2013, pp. 77-79, cat. 35
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Antique art and decorative objects
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