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Lot 1776* - A176 Silver & Porcelain - Thursday, 17. March 2016, 02.00 PM

TEAPOT DECORATED WITH QUAILS FROM THE JAPANESE PALACE.

Meissen, ca. 1729-1731. Johanneum No. 'N=299-w'. The cover, supplemented.
Octagonal with a straight spout, painted in the Kakiemon style with the so-called "quail decoration". Sword mark in the top glazing, Inventory No. of the Japanese Palace 'N=299-w', incised and blackened.
H 9.5 cm, D 11 cm. The cover was added later (X-ray Fluorescence Analysis Report, Cranfield University) (2).

Provenance: -
- Frederick Augustus II., Elector of Saxony, as August III., King of Poland, for the Japanese Palace in Dresden.
- Koller Auctions, Zurich, 14 September 2009, Lot No. 1601.
- From a Zurich private collection.


CHF 5 000 / 10 000 | (€ 5 150 / 10 310)

Sold for CHF 11 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.