A MEISSEN PORCELAIN POWDERED PURPLE-GROUND TEAPOT CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Painted in iron-red with a bird and flowering shrubs, the spout moulded as a colourful beast's head
3⅞ in. (10 cm.) high
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Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767-1852), Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, thence by descent to
William, 11th Duke of Hamilton (1811-1863), Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, thence by descent to
William, 12th Duke of Hamilton (d. 1895); sold Christie's, London, 19 July 1882, lot 1955.
Major W. E. G. Bagnell; sold Christie's, London, 1 November 1965, lot 132.
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Painted in iron-red with a bird and flowering shrubs, the spout moulded as a colourful beast's head
3⅞ in. (10 cm.) high
Provenance
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (1767-1852), Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, thence by descent to
William, 11th Duke of Hamilton (1811-1863), Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, thence by descent to
William, 12th Duke of Hamilton (d. 1895); sold Christie's, London, 19 July 1882, lot 1955.
Major W. E. G. Bagnell; sold Christie's, London, 1 November 1965, lot 132.
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