The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1534
A rare Meissen 'mining scene' cup and saucer, c.1745, painted in the manner of B G Haüer with Saxon
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £945
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Description
A rare Meissen 'mining scene' cup and saucer, c.1745, painted in the manner of B G Haüer with Saxon miners or Bergleute, the cup with a miner and a junior working above ground, the saucer with a miner smoking his pipe, blue crossed swords marks, 13.6cm. (2)
Cf. Ingelore Menzhosen, Early Meissen Porcelain in Dresden, pl.141 for a covered bowl and dish with similar decoration.