Porcelain & Glass - 28th November 2007

Lot 452

A Meissen cup with swan-neck handle

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £550

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Description

A Meissen cup with swan-neck handle, painted with a scene of Albrechtsburg Castle, crossed swords mark, c.1817-24, 9.6cm, and a copy of Janet Gleeson's 'The Arcanum'. (2) Albrechtsburg Castle was where Johann B?ttger invented the first European hard-paste porcelain, following his incarceration by Augustus the Strong.