Porcelain and Faience - Auction, 14 September 2009 Highlights

		A150/1619 RARE MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP “THE INDISCREET HARLEQUIN”, by J.J. Kändler, circa 1740. Sold for CHF 60 000 buyer's premium incl. For the high resolution picture, please click on the image.
		A150/1617 MEISSEN PORCELAIN AMAZON PARROT, circa 1738, mounted with a bronze candelabra and a lacquer Chinoiserie shade. Sold for CHF 27 600 buyer's premium incl. For the high resolution picture, please click on the image.
		A150/1659 A LARGE 18th CENTURY ITALIAN FAÏENCE DINNER SERVICE “A PONTICELLO”, Nove di Bassano, Pasquale Antonibon. Sold for CHF 76 800 buyer's premium incl. For the high resolution picture, please click on the image.
		A150/1621 RARE DANCING GROUP, Meissen, model by J.J. Kändler, circa 1745. Sold for CHF 16 800 buyer's premium incl. For the high resolution picture, please click on the image.
		A150/1651 'ISTORIATO' FAÏENCE BOWL, Renaissance, Castel Durante, Workshop of Ludovico and Angelo Picchi, Italy, circa 1550/55. Sold for CHF 28 800 buyer's premium incl. For the high resolution picture, please click on the image.
The porcelain auction at Koller was a success, particularly the collection of Meissen figurines, all of which found buyers. The star lot among the figurines, a rare group modeled by J.J. Kändler known as “The Indiscreet Harlequin,” (lot 1619) realized CHF 60 000 / EUR 41 500. Another Kändler group featuring a dancing couple with musician (lot 1621) sold for CHF 16 800 / EUR 11 600, and an Amazon parrot mounted with a gilt bronze candelabra and lacquer shade (lot 1617) fetched CHF 27 600 / EUR 19 000. The top lot in the auction was an unusually large (114-piece) 18th century Italian faïence dinner service (lot 1659) that sold for CHF 64 000 / EUR 44 000. Another rare faïence piece was the Renaissance “istoriato” plate (lot 1651), from a Castel Durante workshop that garnered CHF 28 800 / EUR 19 900.