19th Mar, 2024 10:00
March Sales: Ceramics, Books, Asian Art, Hunt Buttons & Carpets
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A Meissen globular kettle
A Meissen globular kettle, second half 18th Century, the flat cover with peach finial, the spout and handle moulded as branches entwined with flowers, picked out in pink and heightened in gilt, the handle with gilt metal swing mounts with flower terminals, the body finely painted with a continuous hunting scene with hounds, horses and riders in a picturesque landscape, perhaps by Christian Friedrich Kühnel, crossed swords mark, press nummer 83, 29cm high with handle up
Sold for £1,300
A Meissen globular kettle, second half 18th Century, the flat cover with peach finial, the spout and handle moulded as branches entwined with flowers, picked out in pink and heightened in gilt, the handle with gilt metal swing mounts with flower terminals, the body finely painted with a continuous hunting scene with hounds, horses and riders in a picturesque landscape, perhaps by Christian Friedrich Kühnel, crossed swords mark, press nummer 83, 29cm high with handle up
Cover broken and bonded. No other damage or repair. Some light rubbing to the gilding, particularly on handle, but overall very good.
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Auction: March Sales: Ceramics, Books, Asian Art, Hunt Buttons & Carpets, 19th Mar, 2024
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