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Lot 1558 Dα

A sumptuous Meissen porcelain tankard with chrysanthemum decor

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.750 € (incl. premium)
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A sumptuous Meissen porcelain tankard with chrysanthemum decor

Fitted with a later pewter lid. Cylindrical tankard decorated throughout with Chinoiserie flower and rock motifs. The rim with a broad foliate border, the handle with a garland of Oriental flowers. Unglazed base, blue crossed swords mark with K below the handle. With a short vertical firing crack below the handle, scratches. H with lid 25, H without lid 20.5 cm.
The porcelain Meissen, around 1740 - 50, the decor attributed to Johann David Kretzschmar or Peter Kolmberger.

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland.

Literature

Illus. in Schneider (ed.), "Kobaltblau" Meißener Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts aus einer rheinischen Privatsammlung, Aachen 2001, cat. no. 30.
For this decor cf. Kat. Meissner Blaumalerei, Leipzig-Munich 1989, no. 88.

Exhibitions

Couven-Museum Aachen 30th June to 30th September 2001.
LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur Münster 2001.