Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Books
Online-Only Auction, 28 April - 11 May 2015
Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
About this Item
Meissen, Germany
A Meissen teapot, early 19th century
painted with two floral sprays, the spout modelled with a wreath, the bracket-shaped handle with leaf terminal, with bud finial, gilt highlights, underglaze-blue crossed swords mark, 12cm high; a Meissen tray, early 19th century, rectangular with canted corners, similarly decorated, with green, blue and gilt borders, underglaze-blue crossed swords mark, 33,5cm wide; a Continental tray and four chocolate pots and covers, possibly French, early 19th century, each painted with a pastoral scene, gilt foliate and line borders, the covers with gilt bud finials, one pot restored, the tray 29,5cm wide; a Fürstenberg tête-à-tête tea service, 19th century, each piece decorated with sprays of blue and pink flowers against a white ground with gilt highlights, comprising: a teapot, hot water jug and a tray, chips to the inner rim of the covers, restoration to the spout of the teapot,underglaze-blue mark, impressed numerals, the tray 30cm diameter, the hot water jug 11cm high; and a Continental tray, late 19th century, rectangular, painted with floral sprays against a white ground, gilt rim, 29cm wide
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