Lot 99
  • 99

A transparent-enamelled beaker with view of Teplitz probably Carl von Scheidt, Dresden, dated 1817

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • 'C.Mohn, v. S. 1817' under the panel on the right
  • 10.8cm., 4¼in.
in the style of Samuel Mohn, signed, the cylindrical form painted with a view of buildings and a market square within a rectangular line panel, inscribed Teplitz below, the rim cut with a band of chevrons and part amber-stained below an amber-edged rim 

Provenance

with Uwe Friedleben, Hannover, 1974

Literature

Dietmar Zoedler, 'Vater und Sohn auf dem Weg in das Biedermeier: Samuel und Gottlob Mohn', Weltkunst, no.16, 15th August 1987, pp.2117-2118, fig.3

Condition

there is a sliced chip (1.2cm x 0.6cm) and three smaller chips (0.1 x 0.1) to rim
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Catalogue Note

The signature 'C.Mohn v. S' is to be seen as a shortened title for the Mohn Workshop (see Rudolf von Strasser and Walter Spiegl, Dekoriertes Glas). Carl Moritz von Scheidt, whose dates are unknown, worked in the Dresden workshop until after the death of Samuel Mohn in 1815  and then went to Berlin where in 1825 he is recorded as a glass and porcelain decorator (M.A. Gessert, Geschichte der Glasmalerei, 1838, p.279).