Lot Essay
A pair of similar lilac-ground double-gourd vases was sold Christie's, London, 1 November 1965, lot 134.
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Ceramics from the Collection of Marjorie West
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN LILAC-GROUND DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
CIRCA 1740, PARTIAL BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BASE AND PRESSNUMMER 21
Details
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN LILAC-GROUND DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
CIRCA 1740, PARTIAL BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BASE AND PRESSNUMMER 21
Both the upper and lower register painted with two quatrefoil panels of harbor scenes
15 in. (38.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 1740, PARTIAL BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO THE BASE AND PRESSNUMMER 21
Both the upper and lower register painted with two quatrefoil panels of harbor scenes
15 in. (38.2 cm.) high
Provenance
French & Company, Inc., New York City, 27 October 1955.
Frederick J. and Antoinette H. Van Slyke; Sotheby's, New York, 26 September 1989, lot 70.
Frederick J. and Antoinette H. Van Slyke; Sotheby's, New York, 26 September 1989, lot 70.
Exhibited
Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, anonymous loan, 30 March 1964 - 2 October 1969.