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Fri 03 May

Early Meissen tea service with merchant's tea and landscape decoration from the property of the Margraves of Baden-Durlach 8-piece set; tea and hot water jug, cream jug, sugar and tea caddy, 3 small bowls with saucers. Spherical and pear-shaped with J and S handles. Lid with ball, bud and pine purchase. Both sides of the wall and in the mirror with matching gold reserves of foliage and scrollwork, surrounded by purple rocailles with lattice fields. Inside, various harbor and landscape scenes. In wide river landscapes, tall ships lying on the shore and merchants in conversation between goods and tied bales, or tree-lined landscapes with an imposing architectural backdrop and partly bridge construction as well as figural staffage. Pear jug, tea and sugar bowl also with kakiemon floral decoration in iron red, enamel blue, moss green and yellow. The inside of the bowl with purple camaieu scenes. Fine polychrome painting with gold decoration and surrounding gold lace border. Turner's mark for Johann Gottlieb Kühnel Sen. and Chr. Meynert, among others; partly gold no. 34 (N). Hot water jug and cream jug with gilt silver mount. Partial Sotheby's auction label. Sword mark. Partial whip mark. Jug h. 10 cm - 22 cm. Pitcher h. 4.5 cm. Provenance: Margravine Magdalene Wilhelmine von Baden-Durlach, Margravine Anna Charlotte Amalie von Baden-Durlach, Margrave Carl Friedrich von Baden-Durlach, Margravine Caroline Luise von Baden-Durlach, Hereditary Prince Carl Ludwig von Baden-Durlach; Grand Ducal Residence Palace in Karlsruhe (inv. no. 1799-1815), New Palace in Baden-Baden (inv. no. 1916-32), exhibition "Carl Friedrich and his time", New Palace, Baden-Baden 1981, no. 5.4.5; Sotheby's auction October 5-21, 1995, Baden-Baden, lot 1295, Stuttgart private collection. An early 18th C. 8-piece partly gilt-silver mounted porcelain tea set finely painted with Kauffahrtei decor and landscapes from the former property of the margraves of Baden-Durlach, sold at the Sothebys auction, 5th - 21st of October 1995, Baden-Baden, cat. no. 1295. Partly former's mark. Sotheby's auction label. Crossed swords and partly whip mark. Meissen. Circa 1735.

Estim. 22 000 - 44 000 EUR

Fri 03 May

An important large Meissen offering bowl from the so-called Northumberland Service Of round form with a curved rim. In the recessed mirror, an island-style depiction of a cat of prey, surrounded by large, densely arranged arrangements of ombré woodcut flowers in the manner of Johann Gottfried Klinger, held by a ribbon tied in a bow. Polychrome painting with gold rim. Press no. 20, rubbed due to age; sword mark. D. 30 cm. The so-called Northumberland Service was a diplomatic gift from King August III to the British envoy to the Saxon court, Sir Charles Hunbury-Williams, in 1747. A total of 108 remaining pieces are now owned by the Duke of Northumberland's family at Alnwick Castle. The European and exotic animal depictions placed in the center of the plate mirror are based on various engravings (from Dürer to Ridinger). A total of 19 surviving contemporary watercolors depict the main pieces of the service in their original size. A few pieces are represented in important collections (including the former Hoffmeister Collection and the Pauls Collection) and in well-known museums (including the Bavarian National Museum in Munich and the Seattle Art Museum). They are rarities on the international art market and fetch top prices. Cf. Clark, in Keramos, vol. 70 (1975), pp. 9-77; Bodinek, vol. II, figs. 50, 88ff., 128a; Hoffmeister Collection, vol. I, no. 191f., Pauls Collection, no. p. 154. An important large serving dish from the Northumberland service finely painted with animal depictions after engravings and woodcut flowers. Impressed no. 20. Age-related rubbed. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1748 - 1750.

Estim. 3 900 - 7 800 EUR

Fri 03 May

An important Meissen offering bowl from the so-called Northumberland service Of round form with a curved rim. In a recessed mirror, an island-style depiction of a reclining billy goat, framed by large arrangements of ombré woodcut flowers in the manner of Johann Gottfried Klinger, held by a purple ribbon and insects. Polychrome painting with gold rim. Press no. 21, rubbed due to age; crossed swords mark. D. 23.5 cm. The so-called Northumberland Service was a diplomatic gift from King August III to the British envoy to the Saxon court, Sir Charles Hunbury-Williams, in 1747. A total of 108 remaining pieces are now owned by the Duke of Northumberland's family at Alnwick Castle. The European and exotic animal depictions placed in the center of the plate mirror are based on various engravings (from Dürer to Ridinger). A total of 19 surviving contemporary watercolors depict the main pieces of the service in their original size. A few pieces are represented in important collections (including the former Hoffmeister Collection and the Pauls Collection) and in well-known museums (including the Bavarian National Museum in Munich and the Seattle Art Museum). They are rarities on the international art market and fetch top prices. Cf. Clark, in Keramos, vol. 70 (1975), pp. 9-77; Bodinek, vol. II, figs. 50, 88ff., 128a; Hoffmeister Collection, vol. I, no. 191f., Pauls Collection, no. p. 154. An important large serving bowl from the Northumberland service finely painted with animal depictions after engravings and woodcut flowers. Impressed no. 21. Age-related rubbed. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1748 - 1750.

Estim. 3 300 - 6 600 EUR

Fri 03 May

Historically significant and extremely rare temple from a dessert centerpiece of Tsarina Catherine II of Russia Porcelain and fire-gilt bronze. Quadripartite pedestal, open staircase at the front and back bordered by curved, openwork railings. Figures standing in front of four double columns surrounded by sculpted flower tendrils. In the center is Tsarina Catherine II of Russia with a purple cloak, at her feet victory trophies, receiving a golden scroll of documents with her left hand from the beak of a crowned eagle, the Russian heraldic animal, as a symbol of her victories and rule over the Russian Empire. To her left is a young Turkish warrior with a sabre and turban, personifying the Ottoman Empire, which Catherine defeated in several wars between 1768 and 1792. To her right is an Indian with a feather headdress, probably representing Alaska under the Russian protectorate as an important fur-producing region. Opposite her is a festively dressed young lady with a turban and a basket of wheat as a figurative allegory of the conquered Crimea. Above an arched arcade with openwork rocaille and latticework. Minimally restored; h. 55 cm. 77 cm x 64.5 cm. Provenance: from an important North German private collection, acquired at Schloss Ahlden, auction no. 168, lot 838. To represent the Tsarist Empire, the Tsarina placed a series of commissions with the Meissen manufactory and the private Gardner manufactory in Moscow, founded in 1765. At the beginning of their activity, several employees trained in Meissen worked for Gardner. The overall concept of this lavishly executed, precious centerpiece goes back to Meissen designs. However, the individual artistic design of the porcelain sculptures shows parallels to Gardner's figures and groups. The iconographic and art-historical value of Catherine the Great's centerpiece lies in the expression of her power over the entire Eastern European region and large former Ottoman territories as a result of the victorious Turkish wars. The conquest of the Crimea under the reign of the Tsarina, which gave her access to the Black Sea, is depicted in particular. It is likely that the court or the Tsarina herself commissioned this unique early Russian porcelain piece, who also had three parade services, so-called Order Services, made by the Gardner manufactory. See Pietsch, cat. Meissen für die Zaren; Popow, Russisches Porzellan, p. 11, figs. 9-10, 15. A historically important porcelain temple as centerpiece for Catherine the Great. Russia. Moscow. Gardner. Circa 1780 - 1790.

Estim. 28 000 - 56 000 EUR

Fri 03 May

Extensive service with "Flora Danica" decoration, 84 pieces; 14 dinner plates, 11 soup plates, 13 dessert plates, 10 bread plates and 4 cake plates, roasting and 3 large serving plates, tureen, vegetable, 3 caviar, 3 leaf, 2 gherkin and 3 serving bowls, 2 sauce boats, 2 pudding cups with saucers, sugar bowl and pot, 2 tea cups and 6 coffee cups with saucers, tray. Gold rim with serrated, gold-stamped leaf border, border below. Decorated with various flowering plants in polychrome painting, each with Latin inscription on the reverse; eight pieces minimally dam.; some rubbing; coffee cup with hairline crack, roasting tray remainder; maker's mark. Accompanied by 2 dinner plates and 4 cake plates with identical decoration and pierced rim; one plate with house painting. Plate d. 7.5 cm - 25.5 cm; largest plate 47 cm. The first designs for the "Flora Danica" decoration were created from 1790 onwards, commissioned by the Danish royal family. The first finished service, originally conceived as a gift for Tsarina Catherine II, ultimately remained in the possession of the royal family after twelve years of conception and revision, as the intended recipient had died in the meantime. "Flora Danica" porcelain, which is based on the work of the botanist Carl von Linné and depicts the flora of Denmark in a way that is as true to nature as it is rich in detail, is still made and painted by hand in the traditional way today. It is one of the most prestigious dinner services in the world. A Danish Royal Copenhagen 84-piece porcelain set with "Flora Danica" decor. Eight pieces minor chipped; few pieces rubbed; cup with hairline crack; roast plate restored. Manfacturer's mark. In addition: 2 dining and 4 cake plates with similar decor. Denmark. Royal Copenhagen. 20th century.

Estim. 26 000 - 52 000 EUR
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