English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021
Lot 445
A Meissen hausmaler teapot and cover c.1725
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £5000
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Description
A Meissen hausmaler teapot and cover c.1725, painted probably in a Bayreuth atelier with figures loading and unloading boats in a harbour setting, the reverse with Classical buildings flanking a river and central tree, reserved within yellow, puce and green scroll borders, a small landscape vignette beneath the straight spout, the cover with a formal scrollwork design, restoration to the cover's finial, 17.8cm across. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020).