Rare Meissen red-ground bottle vases lead Bonhams 500 years of European Ceramics sale
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Tuesday, October 8, 2024


Rare Meissen red-ground bottle vases lead Bonhams 500 years of European Ceramics sale
A pair of Sèvres blue-céleste ground flower vases (vases 'hollandois nouveau ovale'), dated 1764. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000/€46,000 - 69,000. Photo: Bonhams.



LONDON.- An extremely rare pair of Meissen red-ground bottle vases made in around 1735 lead Bonhams 500 Years of European Ceramics sale in London on Wednesday 7 December 2022. They are estimated at £120,000 - 180,000/€140,000 - 210,000.

Nette Megens, Bonhams Head of Continental Ceramics, said: “This form of bottle vase was almost certainly made exclusively for the Dresden court since all of them are marked with the AR monogram for Augustus Rex. The vases were produced in several sizes and ground colours and were most notably displayed in the Japanese Palace in Dresden. The pair of vases in the sale are so special and desirable because of their size – they are the largest of their type – and most importantly for their red ground-colour which is unique among vases of this shape (red was in any event among the rarest ground colours employed at the Meissen factory). They were formerly in the collection of one of the greatest collectors of the 20th century, Catalina von Pannwitz (1876-1959). Bottle vases in this form have long been recognised for their aesthetic value and their importance in the history of Meissen, and the sale provides collectors with an exceptional opportunity to acquire examples of outstanding quality and significance.”

Bottle vases of this large size, painted in imitation of a Chinese original in the collection of Augustus the Strong, were delivered to the Palace as early as July 1734, and another five of the same size with a turquoise or celadon ground colour were delivered in 1737. A similarly large bottle in the Rijksmuseum is decorated with the only known example of a marbled green ground. Red is one of the rarer ground colours on Meissen porcelain and known mostly in combination with European landscape scenes dating to the early 1740s.

Other highlights of the sale, which consists of 219 lots, include:

A pair of Sèvres blue-céleste ground flower vases (vases 'hollandois nouveau ovale'), dated 1764. The vase 'hollandois nouveau ovale' went into production in 1758 in five sizes and continued being made until the 1780s. The smaller sizes, including the fourth size of which the pair in the sale are examples, were known to have been made from the 1750s until the mid-1760s (and were often produced in pairs). Other examples of the fourth size can be found in the collections of the Huntington, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rijksmuseum, the Musée des Arts Decoratifs and Harewood House. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000/€46,000 - 69,000.

A pair of Meissen turquoise-ground sake bottles, circa 1733-34. In 1730, the plans for the decoration of the Japanese Palace in Dresden were changed so that the piano nobile was reserved exclusively for Meissen porcelain. Each room was to be decorated with porcelain of a different ground colour with the celadon-green ground porcelain intended for the south-west corner cabinet. In November 1733, Augustus III placed a large order of porcelain, and it is likely that this pair of sake bottles were among the pieces delivered to the Japanese Palace by the end of 1734. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000/€46,000 - 69,000.

A very rare Sèvres bust of Empress Marie Louise, the second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, circa 1811. The bust is a faithful biscuit copy of the official portrait of Empress Marie Louise, commissioned by her husband Napoleon from the sculptor François Joseph Bosio. It was made as a counterpart to the Sèvres bust of the Emperor himself by Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763-1810). Two "magnitudes" i.e. larger than life versions of the portrait of the Empress were made in biscuit and the one offered is the larger of the two. It was ordered by either Count Sanson, a highly placed diplomat about to enter service with the Russian Tsar, or Queen Hortense, second godmother to the King of Rome. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000/€46,000 - 69,000.










Today's News

November 29, 2022

When visiting Michelangelo's David, she brings a duster

Heard Museum presents new exhibition, "Substance of Stars"

Rare Spanish bronze in the spotlight at Roland Auctions NY December 3rd Fine Estates Auction

Long-concealed Rembrandt back in The Hague

Alicja Kwade debuts public artwork for Art Basel Miami Beach

Hollis Taggart announces representation of three American artists active in the postwar era

Austin Eddy now represented by Galerie Eva Presenhuber

Christophe Slagmuylder appointed Director General of Bozar

First details of Frieze Los Angeles 2023 revealed

Tres Birds wins architecture award for art preserve

Fresh to the market quintessential Lowry takes top spot at Bonhams Modern British and Irish art sale

An 'all star' comics and comic art auction for the ages featuring some of DC's most memorable (and haunting) moments

Del Kathryn Barton: Love Wants to Give, her first solo exhibition on view at albertz benda

World auction record for Tsarouchis at Bonhams Greek sale

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art presents "Freer's Global Network: Artists, Collectors, and Dealers"

Nye & Company's Holiday Chick and Antique Estate Treasures Auction offers fine and decorate arts, plus jewelery items

Galerie Miranda opens an exhibition of works by artist Tanya Marcuse

Chad Fisher, renowned sculptor, hired as sculpture chair of the Lyme Academy of Art

In 'KPOP,' Korean pop and Broadway meet (too) cute

A mural celebrated migrant workers. When the World Cup began, it was gone.

Rare Meissen red-ground bottle vases lead Bonhams 500 years of European Ceramics sale

At the Big Apple circus, it's a family affair

Collin Sekajugo joins Blum & Poe

How Fashion and Culture are Interconnected

Top 5 Online Casino Games with Outstanding Designs

6 Creative Ideas For Using Nursery Wall Stickers

Games in online casinos in Australia




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Attorneys
Truck Accident Attorneys
Accident Attorneys
Holistic Dentist
Abogado de accidentes

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site Parroquia Natividad del Señor
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful