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A superb Meissen broth bowl and cover, and a plate, painted by…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
22-Nov-2009
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A superb Meissen broth bowl and cover, and a plate, painted by Johann Gottfried Klinger German, Circa 1740 The bowl with c-scroll handles and an artichoke knop, superbly painted with flower specimens and insects in the Holzschnittblumen ( woodcut flowers ) manner, each with an underlying shadow, including carnations, tulips, caterpillars, butterflies, and a dragonfly.Underglaze blue crossed swords, also impressed 20 to footrim of bowl Stand 23.5 cm wide Johann Gottfried Klinger was active as a flower painter at Meissen 1726-46 Reference Wark Collection #270 for a similar form, 265 for similar decoration by Klinger; also Ware-German and Austrian Porcelain fig 31 for a similar example with similar decoration, C. 1738; also Hans Syz Collection #225 for similar Klinger decoration C. 1740 Provenance: Purchased 1947 from Herr Karl Limbach, Kunzelsau, Germany; previously from the collection of the von Racknitz family at Schloss Laibach, D_rzbach,
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Unclassified