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244 - Rare Meissen yellow-ground lidded vase with woodcut flowers. Ovoid body with a rounded shoulder and a short, cylindrical neck. Dome-shaped lid with a sculpted floral knob. Large floral arrangements, known as “woodcut flowers” based on graphic designs, are arranged across both sides of the body against a bright yellow background. Matching decoration on the lid, featuring a butterfly and a beetle. Extremely fine polychrome painting. Gold rims. Mold number 21. Minimal restoration; sword mark. Height 26 cm.
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€650 - 1,300Sale fees
Rare Meissen yellow-ground lidded vase with woodcut flowers. Ovoid body with a rounded shoulder and a short, cylindrical neck. Dome-shaped lid with a sculpted floral knob. Large floral arrangements, known as “woodcut flowers” based on graphic designs, are arranged across both sides of the body against a bright yellow background. Matching decoration on the lid, featuring a butterfly and a beetle. Extremely fine polychrome painting. Gold rims. Mold number 21. Minimal restoration; sword mark. Height 26 cm. Vases comparable in form and decoration, without a yellow background but featuring woodcut motifs: Rückert, Cat. Bav. Nationalmuseum, no. 578; Den Blaauwen, Cat. Meissen Rijksmuseum, nos. 235, 236. Provenance: from the Kai Wünsche Collection, Die Weisse Villa, Hamburg. A rare lidded porcelain vase with a yellow ground and very finely painted woodcut flowers. Minor chipping/restoration. Impressed no. 21. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1740–1745.
Auction details
International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IAuction house
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