Lot 1266 - A194 Porcelain from the Estate of Rosmarie Schmidt-Ducret - Thursday, 24. September 2020, 02.00 PM
RARE ELEPHANT CANDELABRUM
Meissen, ca. 1733, the paintwork probably later.
With three elephant heads as the foot, the shaft modeled as a winged dragon. Colorfully painted and accentuated in gold. Underglaze blue sword mark.
H 26.5 cm.
Restored.
Provenance:
- Collection Joseph Epstein, Berlin.
- Collection Baron von Born, Budapest, Auction Rudolph Lepke Berlin, 4.12.1929, Plate 14, No.139.
Literature:
Siegfried Ducret, Deutsches Porzellan, 1962, p. 119, No. 36.
Exhibition:
Berlin 1904, Europäisches Porzellan des 18. Jahrhundert, 15.2.–30.4. 1904 in Royal Museum of Arts and Crafts, Berlin, Cat. No. 309.
CHF 5 000 / 7 500
€ 4 670 / 7 010
Sold for CHF 51 540 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.
