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Lot 1091 - A198 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 30. September 2021, 01.00 PM

AN AUGUSTUS REX VASE WITH CHINOISERIE DECORATION

Meissen, c. 1735-40. The painting probably from the 19th century.
The globular middle section with two lobed reserves, one side depicting Chinese figures grouped around a table and accompanied by a musician playing the lute, the other side with a Chinese group with dignitaries presenting porcelain on a table. The neck and foot with “indianischen blumen" and two birds in reserve on a purple ground, gold rims. AR mark in blue on the unglazed base.
H 47 cm.

Provenance:
- With Kunsthandel Ars Domi, Zurich.
- Swiss private collection.

Comparable works: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Inv. no. PE 1346 (for the form), PE 1340 (for the ground decoration with painting).

For comparable purple-ground porcelain with corresponding East Asian decoration, see SKD, Inv. no. PE 5311.


CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 36 900 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.