An opulent ormolu-mounted Bohemian porcelain pipe bowl. - image-1

Lot 690 Dα

An opulent ormolu-mounted Bohemian porcelain pipe bowl.

Auction 1048 - overview Cologne
15.05.2015, 17:00 - Porcelain and Ceramics
Estimate: 1.200 €
Result: 1.240 € (incl. premium)

An opulent ormolu-mounted Bohemian porcelain pipe bowl.

With a gilt-framed oval medallion bearing a portrait of "Feldmarschal Fü: Schwarzenb." The lid formed as a helmet. Unmarked porcelain, the mountings marked WA. Slight wear to the gilt. H 15.8 cm.
Mid 19th C.

Field marshal Karl Philipp Fürst von Schwarzenberg (1771 - 1820) had supreme command over the forces allied against Napoleon in the battle of Leipzig, and declared victory on 19th October 1813.