A MEISSEN BALUSTER COFFEE-POT AND DOMED COVER
CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 20 AND GILDER'S 43. MARK, COVER WITH GILT 43. MARK
A MEISSEN BALUSTER COFFEE-POT AND DOMED COVER CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 20 AND GILDER'S 43. MARK, COVER WITH GILT 43. MARK Each side painted with Commedia dell'Arte figures in the manner of Watteau in wooded landscapes, one side with Pierrot, Columbine and a caped figure, the other with a couple seated before an obelisk inscribed with the crowned Saxon Royal AR monogram above crossed swords, Harlequin dangling a lobster before them, below a interlocking gilt scroll border, the spout richly gilt, the wishbone handle with a gilt shell thumbpiece and acanthus terminals, the domed cover with a similar vignette below a flowering gilt branch finial, gilt band rims (restoration to finial and terminals, gilding refreshed throughout including gilder's number on cover) 9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
A MEISSEN BALUSTER COFFEE-POT AND DOMED COVER
CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 20 AND GILDER'S 43. MARK, COVER WITH GILT 43. MARK
A MEISSEN BALUSTER COFFEE-POT AND DOMED COVER CIRCA 1742, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 20 AND GILDER'S 43. MARK, COVER WITH GILT 43. MARK Each side painted with Commedia dell'Arte figures in the manner of Watteau in wooded landscapes, one side with Pierrot, Columbine and a caped figure, the other with a couple seated before an obelisk inscribed with the crowned Saxon Royal AR monogram above crossed swords, Harlequin dangling a lobster before them, below a interlocking gilt scroll border, the spout richly gilt, the wishbone handle with a gilt shell thumbpiece and acanthus terminals, the domed cover with a similar vignette below a flowering gilt branch finial, gilt band rims (restoration to finial and terminals, gilding refreshed throughout including gilder's number on cover) 9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
