Estimate

50.000 - 70.000

Session 1

16 December 2024

Hammer Price

Description

A rare set comprising one écuelle with cover, one small écuelle with cover, two milk jugs, one teapot (lacking cover), one bowl, eleven saucers, five coffee cups, and one chocolate cup.
Each piece is meticulously decorated with relief-moulded small flowers with white petals, accented with yellow and rouge-de-fer, accompanied by leafy branches.
Germany, c. 1745

Écuelle with cover
Decorated with relief flowers, white petals highlighted in yellow and rouge-de-fer, with green leaves. The interior is gilded and features a medallion on the cover with a pastoral landscape and figures.
Marked on the base with the Meissen crossed swords in underglaze blue.
(Small restorations and slight wear to the gilding)
15.5 x 16 x 16 cm

Small écuelle with cover
Decorated with relief flowers, white petals highlighted in yellow and rouge-de-fer, with branches and green leaves. Moulded with two handles and a lid finial in the shape of a flower bouquet.
The interior of the lid bears a collection label from Pietro Accorsi, numbered 5296.
The base is marked with the Meissen crossed swords in underglaze blue, accompanied by a black inventory number.
(Small losses and defects)

Two milk jugs
Decorated with relief flowers, white petals highlighted in yellow and rouge-de-fer, with branches and green leaves. Each is moulded with a handle in the form of a branch.
Both bases are marked with the Meissen crossed swords in underglaze blue, and one jug also features a black inventory number.
(Small restorations and minor defects)
Heights: 13 cm and 12.5 cm

Teapot
Decorated with relief flowers, white petals highlighted in yellow and rouge-de-fer, with branches and green leaves. The spout and handle are moulded in the form of branches.
The base is marked with the Meissen crossed swords in underglaze blue and a black inventory number.
(Lacking cover; small restorations and defects)
Height: 9.5 cm

Bowl
Decorated with relief flowers, white petals highlighted in yellow and rouge-de-fer, with branches and green leaves. The interior features a central medallion with a pastoral scene depicting female figures, framed by a gilt rocaille cartouche with floral baskets.
The base is marked with the Meissen crossed swords in underglaze blue and an impressed gilded mark “IV”.
(Small losses)
8.5 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm

Set of eleven saucers, five coffee cups, and one chocolate cup
All pieces are decorated on the exterior with relief flowers, white petals highlighted in yellow and rouge-de-fer, with branches and green leaves. The interior of each saucer is adorned with a central pastoral scene featuring figures, framed by a gilt rocaille cartouche with floral baskets.
Each piece is marked on the base with the Meissen crossed swords in underglaze blue.
(One saucer restored with a different interior decoration; small losses and defects)
Coffee cups: 5 x 11 x 9 cm
Chocolate cup: 7.5 x 9.5 x 7.5 cm
Saucers: Diam. 14.5 cm

Category

Porcelain

Additional Information

The “Schneeballen” (“Snowball”) service represents one of the most extraordinary creations of the Meissen manufactory. Designed in 1739 by Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706–1775), it is distinguished by its exuberant decoration, entirely covered with individually hand-applied porcelain flowers.
This unique decoration, reminiscent of the delicate blossoms of cherry trees, exemplifies the pinnacle of technical virtuosity achieved by Meissen in the 18th century. Its prestige among European courts is evidenced by the commission from Frederick II of Prussia for the halls of the Neues Palais in Potsdam.