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Property of a Private West Coast Collector

A Meissen Chinoiserie Handled-Beaker and Stand, Circa 1730

No reserve

Lot Closed

October 17, 04:59 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Meissen Chinoiserie Handled-Beaker and Stand, Circa 1730


painted with Chinoiserie figures at various pursuits, the small beaker with a continuous scene around the rim, the stand within two concentric circles in iron-red, each with gilt-fluted bands, and gilt-scrollwork at the rims, the underside of the stand with Kakiemon sprigs and banded hedge, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed Dreher's mark ** to inside edge of footrim of saucer


diameter of stand 4 3/4 in., 12.2 cm

Sotheby's Scientific Research department used noninvasive XRF for this lot to screen the green enamel for chromium, which was not detected.