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Lot 1140 Dα

A Meissen porcelain needle case

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
18.11.2022, 14:30 - Porcelain Glass
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.512 € (incl. premium)

A Meissen porcelain needle case

Gilt copper mounted pin case in the form of a lady's leg wearing a white stocking with a blue and gold garter and a yellow shoe with floral decor. Unmarked. Minor wear. H 11.5 cm.
1740s.

Provenance

Private collection Westphalia.

Literature

Cf. a similar leg illus. in Brattig (ed.), Meissen, Barockes Porzellan, Stuttgart/Cologne 2010, no. 73.