Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
Property of a Private West Coast Collector
A Meissen Chinoiserie Hot Water Jug and Cover, Circa 1725
No reserve
Lot Closed
October 17, 04:49 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Meissen Chinoiserie Hot Water Jug and Cover, Circa 1725
painted, in the manner of J. G. Höroldt, with a continuous scene of figures at various pursuits, above concentric circles in iron-red, with a gilt-scrollwork border at the rim, the handle with a branch of indianische Blumen, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, both with gilt letter H. mark, incised Dreher's mark / to inside edge of footrim
height 7 1/8 in., 18.2 cm
Sotheby's Scientific Research department used noninvasive XRF for this lot to screen the green enamel for chromium, which was not detected.