716 - MEISSEN

MEISSEN Title: Small Porcelain Tea Pot with Gold-Etched Chinoiseries. Date: Ca. 1720/1730. Designer: Decor Bartholomäus Seuter (attributed), Augsburg. Material: Porcelain, etched gold decor. Measurement: Height 8.5 cm. Mark: Old collection label. Description: A rounded body with a J-shaped handle and a faceted tubular spout. A silver chain runs from the handle, over the finial, to the spout. The body is gold-plated. On both sides, there are large reserves with a semi-circular, dotted rim. Within these, multi-figure circus scenes are depicted on ornamental consoles. The lid is decorated with depictions of birds on branches. Provenance: - Private collection Bavaria, formerly the Britzke Collection. Literature: - Exhib. cat.: Das Meissener Porzellan in der Britzke-Sammlung, 1709-1765, Segovia 2009, p. 39. See here the small pot on offer. - Ducret, Sigfried: Meissener Porzellan bemalt in Augsburg 1718 bis um 1750. Band 1: Goldmalereien und bunte Chinoiserien. Braunschweig 1971, p. 212, no. 254. Cf. a small jug painted by Bartholomäus Seuter which features similar reserves and a comparable decorative scheme. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Inland: 18.49 Euro plus 3.51 Euro VAT EU: 26.89 Euro plus 5.11 Euro VAT Third country: 54.62 Euro plus 10.38 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Meissen #Germany #Baroque (Louis XIV) # #Porcelain.