Lot 5472 - ibid154 Works of Art, Decorative Arts & European Ceramics - online only - Tuesday, 23. September 2025, 9.30 AM
TUREEN WITH HANDLES DESIGNED AS WILD BOARS
Meissen, ca. 1742, model by J. F. Eberlein.
Round tureen, painted in the East Asian "Famille Verte" style, the so-called butterfly decoration, side handles in the shape of wild-boar heads. Lid with a brown rim line and handle in the shape of a burst pomegranate painted in purple and green. Underglaze blue sword mark, press number 20 on the underside of the tureen.
Ø 19.2 cm.
Provenance:
An identically shaped piece, with purple fable scenes, is part of a service commissioned by the Saxon Elector for Baron Adolf von Münchhausen (1688-1770), Prime Minister of the English King George II (1683-1760), cf. M. Cassidy-Geiger, Fragile Diplomacy, 2007, p. 197; Victoria and Albert Museum London (Inv. No. C596&A-1925).
For a detailed discussion about this decoration, see J. Weber, Meissener Porzellane II, 2013, pp. 344-356.
For a detailed discussion about this decoration, see J. Weber, Meissener Porzellane II, 2013, pp. 344-356.
Conditionreport:
- One wild-boar handle has been restored CHF 1 000 / 2 000 | (€ 1 030 / 2 060)
Sold for CHF 875 (including buyer's premium)