A cryptically signed and dated Meissen porcelain chocolatière by Christian Friedrich Herold
A cryptically signed and dated Meissen porcelain chocolatière by Christian Friedrich Herold
With the original gilt metal mountings and ebonised wood handle. Cylindrical vessel with rounded shoulders, decorated on either side with finely painted harbour scenes in large gold cartouches with canopies flanked by figures on brackets in puce camaieu. The lid painted with two merchant navy scenes above and four further miniature scenes in puce. Dated '1730' and monogrammed 'C.F.H.' on the reverse in the centre between two rocks. Faint blue crossed swords mark on the unglazed base, gold 2. (coffee pot and lid). Gilding retouched in some areas. H with lid and handle 20 cm.
1730, decorated by Christian Friedrich Herold.
Provenance
North German private collection.
Literature
Cf. a cup from this service in cat. Meissen. Barockes Porzellan, Stuttgart-Cologne 2010, cat. no. 206.
A further cup in the original box formerly in the collection of Renate and Tono Dreßen (auctioned by Lempertz Cologne, auction 1159 on 13th November 2020, lot 694).
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A cryptically signed and dated Meissen porcelain chocolatière by Christian Friedrich Herold
With the original gilt metal mountings and ebonised wood handle. Cylindrical vessel with rounded shoulders, decorated on either side with finely painted harbour scenes in large gold cartouches with canopies flanked by figures on brackets in puce camaieu. The lid painted with two merchant navy scenes above and four further miniature scenes in puce. Dated '1730' and monogrammed 'C.F.H.' on the reverse in the centre between two rocks. Faint blue crossed swords mark on the unglazed base, gold 2. (coffee pot and lid). Gilding retouched in some areas. H with lid and handle 20 cm.
1730, decorated by Christian Friedrich Herold.
Provenance
North German private collection.
Literature
Cf. a cup from this service in cat. Meissen. Barockes Porzellan, Stuttgart-Cologne 2010, cat. no. 206.
A further cup in the original box formerly in the collection of Renate and Tono Dreßen (auctioned by Lempertz Cologne, auction 1159 on 13th November 2020, lot 694).