The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1516
A pair of Meissen Böttger porcelain hausmaler saucers, c.1715, probably painted by Johann Friedrich
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £1386
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Description
A pair of Meissen Böttger porcelain hausmaler saucers, c.1715, probably painted by Johann Friedrich Metzsch in Bayreuth, c.1735, with purpurmalerei scenes of fauns molesting maidens, within elaborate cartouches topped by baskets of flowers and birds, and a third saucer, probably also by Metzsch, with a central monochrome landscape within an elaborate foliate scroll cartouche, small rim chips, some gilt wear, 12.8cm max. (3)