Lot Essay
Compare the example sold in the Property of Lt. Col. W. Forbes of Callendar C.B.E., Christie's, London, 28 October 1963, lot 156.
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Ceramics from the Collection of Marjorie West
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN VASE EMBLEMATIC OF WINTER
CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BASE
Details
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN VASE EMBLEMATIC OF WINTER
CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BASE
Applied with a robin perched amongst pine cones and trailing ivy, painted with scattered insects, molded icicles around the neck
11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BASE
Applied with a robin perched amongst pine cones and trailing ivy, painted with scattered insects, molded icicles around the neck
11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 28 June 1973, lot 57.
Important Meissen Porcelain from the Collection of Marian and Michael Sabee; Sotheby's, New York, 10 November 2006, lot 198.
Important Meissen Porcelain from the Collection of Marian and Michael Sabee; Sotheby's, New York, 10 November 2006, lot 198.