9 ‡9 A MEISSEN TEABOWL AND SAUCER, CIRCA 1745 painted after Rugendas with battle scenes with European and Turkish soldiers on horseback, the teabowl also with a scene of a camp, within gilt scroll and shell cartouches outlined in black, the ground with scattered holzschnitt Blumen inside a border of gilt foliate scrolls, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, gilder’s letter ‘h’ to saucer 12.5cm diameter (2)
7 ‡7 A KLOSTER-VEILSDORF FIGURE OF CAPITANO SPAVENTO OR RODOMOND, MODELLED BY W. NEU, CIRCA 1765 leaning on a tall staff, wearing a black-skull-cap, cloak and suit incised numeral 10, 16.5cm high, some restoration
Literature: Enrico Caviglia, Porcellane di Meissen, Lugano, 1992, pp.130-133 ‡£1200-1800
Provenance: Christie’s, London, 5 December 1994, lot 278 A similar model, with its original sword, is entitled ‘Capitaine Rodomond’ by R. Jansen, Commedia dell’Arte: Fest der Komydianten, Stuttgart, 2001, fig. 80. ‡£1500-2000
8 A PARIS BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF PEACE, AFTER A SEVRES ORIGINAL BY LE RICHE, 19TH CENTURY as a young muse, half-draped and leaning on a column upon which sits a dove incised L.R., 35cm high, hand, dove and corner of base restored
10 ‡10 A MEISSEN OCTAGONAL CUP AND SAUCER, CIRCA 1735 each painted with Kauffahrtei scenes within a gilt, iron-red and purple scroll and foliate cartouche, the interior of the cup and underside of the saucer with Kakiemon style indianische Blumen, gilt formal and foliate borders, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, gilder’s letter ‘D’ 13.5cm wide, some wear to gilding
£200-300
Literature: Enrico Caviglia, Porcellane di Meissen, Lugano, 1992, pp.122-125.
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‡£1200-1800
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