Auction Preview: Fine European Ceramics at Bonhams, London, Jul 2
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What: Fine European CeramicsWhere: Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London, UKWhen: July 2, 02.00 PM BMTPublic Viewing: 29 Jun 2019 11:00 - 17:00 BST30 Jun 2019 11:00 - 17:00 BST01 Jul 2019 09:00 - 16:30 BSTTop lots of the sale:— LOT 133: “An exceptional CapAuction Preview: Fine European Ceramics at Bonhams, London, Jul 2
What: Fine European CeramicsWhere: Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London, UKWhen: July 2, 02.00 PM BMTPublic Viewing: 29 Jun 2019 11:00 - 17:00 BST30 Jun 2019 11:00 - 17:00 BST01 Jul 2019 09:00 - 16:30 BSTTop lots of the sale:— LOT 133: “An exceptional Capodimonte porcelain tea and coffee service, circa 1750.” Decorated a farfalle e insetti, after the prints by Joris Hoefnagel, 'Insects Diversae Insectarum Volatilium' published in 1630, comprising a coffee pot and cover, tea pot and cover, slop bowl, sugar bowl and cover and four teacups and saucers and one coffee cup and saucer, the coffee pot and cover: 24cm high, fleur-de-lys marks in blue enamel (small flat chip to underside of rim of one saucer) (17). Estimate: 80,000 £ - 120,000 £ (101,603 USD – 152,404 USD)—LOT 99: “A large Castelli maiolica dish, circa 1561-65.” Painted in blue, yellow, ochre, green and brown with the Massacre of the Innocents (Matthew 2:16), 44cm diam. (haircrack to rim). Estimate: 30,000 £ - 50,000 £ (38,101 USD – 63,502 USD)—LOT 89: “A rare and early Faenza maiolica tondino, dated 1520.” Decorated in berettino with scrollwork grotesques around a central polychrome scene of a bearded man facing dexter, holding a scroll of paper with gothic letters, dated '1520' on the reverse between two concentric lines on the bowl, diam. cm 26 (restored section to the rim). Estimate: 15,000 £ - 20,000 £ (19,051 USD – 25,401 USD)—LOT 98: “An Italian istoriato maiolica plate attributed to the workshop of Guido di Merlino, circa 1540.” Painted with a biblical scene of the Woman Caught in Adultery (John 8:11), Christ standing to the right of the woman, people on either side moving away from them into buildings, perhaps one a temple, an Arcadian landscape in the background, 27cm diam, (two later holes for handing through the foot, minor glaze chips). Estimate: 14,000 £ - 16,000 £ (17,780 USD – 20,321 USD)—LOT 109: “A very rare pair of Kunersberg faience console brackets, circa 1750.” Moulded with scrollwork enclosing panels, the central panel painted with a flower vase and insects below three moulded tassels heightened in yellow, panels of 'Indian' flowering branches and insects to the sides between reserves painted with a blue trellis pattern, 52.5cm across; 30.5cm high, both inscribed 'Kunersberg' in blue on the reverse (some old restoration and minor losses) (2). Estimate: 12,000 £ - 18,000 £ (15,240 USD – 22,861 USD)—LOT 134: “A very rare Capodimonte turquoise-blue-ground tea canister and cover, circa 1745-50.” Of baluster form, each side reserved with a gilt-edged panel finely painted by Giacomo Nani with a still-life of vegetables, gilt rims and finial, 14.2cm high, fleur-de-lys mark in blue (two restored small flat chips to underside of rim of cover, some faint crazing) (2). Estimate: 12,000 £ - 18,000 £ (15,240 USD – 22,861 USD)— LOT 149: “A rare Meissen large dish from the Sulkowski Service, circa 1735-38.” Painted with two shaped escutcheons with the arms of Sulkowski and Stain zu Jettingen, flanked by rampant lion supports standing on a stepped plinth above a puce panel with gilt scrolls, the arms of Sulkowski with the sash and badge of the Order of the White Eagle, the well of the plate with scattered indianische Blumen within a Sulkowski Ozier moulded border, 43.3cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, incised V inside footrim (restored rim chip, typical very minor scattered wear). Estimate: 12,000 £ - 18,000 £ (15,240 USD – 22,861 USD)For details, visit: https://www.bonhams.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more