The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1521
A Meissen hausmaler two-handled cup or beaker, c.1725-30, painted in the workshop of Franz Friedrich
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £567
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Description
A Meissen hausmaler two-handled cup or beaker, c.1725-30, painted in the workshop of Franz Friedrich Mayer in Pressnitz, with a dancing courtier, the reverse with a maiden flanked by trees, the interior rim with a gilt foliate border, blue crossed swords mark, 7.2cm.
The figure of the dancing man is taken from an engraving by Pierre Aveline after Jean-Antoine Watteau.
Provenance: formerly in the David Sachs Collection and sold at Sotheby's, 10th March 1970, lot 82.