English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021

Lot 447

A good Meissen slop bowl c.1720-25

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1000

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Description

A good Meissen slop bowl c.1720-25, with gilt decoration carried out in Augsburg or Dresden, a continuous scene of figures on horseback amidst trees, buildings and Classical ruins, a similar vignette to the bowl's interior, the rim with a border of lappets, 18.1cm dia.

Provenance: from the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020).

Cf. Goldchinesen und Indianische Blumen Die Sammlung Ludwig in Bamberg Fayence und Porzellan, no. 21 for a teapot with very similar decoration.