Lot no. 2542
Decorative box, jug and small cachepot, 3-piece; decorative box in rectangular form. Alternating scenes with birds and feathered fowl as well as gallant couples after Watteau in an architectural park landscape. A scene after a graphic model from "La Game d' Amour", c. 1726 by J. P. Le Bas after Watteau (London, British Museum, Inv. 1838,0526.2.149.). Barrel-shaped jug with branch handle. Both sides of the wall with native birds on branches and flying insects. Small cachepot in rectangular widening form with volute-shaped curved rim. Relief and floral decoration. Fine polychrome painting with gold decoration. Partly mounted and with sculptural flower crowning. Rest/repair; partial hairline cracks. Unmarked and with sword mark. H. 6.5 cm - 13 cm. Cf. Bodinek, Raffinesse im Akkord, vol. 2, p. 536, no. 400. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. An 18th century 3-piece mixed porcelain lot with box, jug and small cachepot. Partly mounted. Restored. Chipped. Partly hairline crack. Partly unmarked and with crossed swords mark. Meissen. Mid 18th century.
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Antique art and decorative objects
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09/07/2025
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