Lot 1038 - A218 The Dr Peter Ducret Collection - Thursday, 17. September 2026, 02.00 PM
PAIR OF TROMPE-L'OEIL PARTRIDGES FROM THE CLEMENSWERTH SERVICE
Strasbourg, Paul Hannong period, circa 1745–54. Model probably by Johann Wilhelm Lanz (1748–54).
Faience tureen, naturalistically modelled, finely painted and hatched in overglaze enamels in shades of brown and purple, on a white base with roses, leaves and a branch support. Unmarked.
L 21.5 cm; H 18 cm and L 20.5 cm; H 18.5 cm.
1 partridge with retouching to the lower part of the tail and to the beak.
Provenance:
- Koller Auctions, June 4, 1975, Lot 4734.
- Peter Ducret Collection, Kilchberg, acquired at the above auction.
As with the duck tureens, the design of the base also varies among the partridge tureens (Bastian 2002, pp. 36–37, fig. 21).
Comparable examples with a similar base and the model attributed to Lanz: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Strasbourg (inv. no. XIX.64); with a different base: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 1974.356.243a, b); Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, formerly in the collection of Dr Heinrich Angst, Zurich (inv. no. 1908.18a/b); Historisches Museum Basel (inv. no. 1985.209a,b); and Pescheteau-Badin, Paris, 3 June 2021, lot 112.
Comparable examples with a similar base and the model attributed to Lanz: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Strasbourg (inv. no. XIX.64); with a different base: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 1974.356.243a, b); Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, formerly in the collection of Dr Heinrich Angst, Zurich (inv. no. 1908.18a/b); Historisches Museum Basel (inv. no. 1985.209a,b); and Pescheteau-Badin, Paris, 3 June 2021, lot 112.
CHF 12 000 / 22 000 | (€ 12 370 / 22 680)
Sold for CHF 47 500 (including buyer's premium)