A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN (AUGUSTUS REX) KAKIEMON HEXAGONAL VASES AND COVERS

Lot 6
02.07.2024 17:00UTC +00:00
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£ 138 600
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 6 | A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN (AUGUSTUS REX) KAKIEMON HEXAGONAL VASES AND COVERS
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000
A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN (AUGUSTUS REX) KAKIEMON HEXAGONAL VASES AND COVERS
CIRCA 1730, UNDERGLAZE BLUE AR MARKS AND INCISED MARKS
Both decorated to each side in the Kakiemon palette, with a striped tiger, tail raised and head outstretched towards a bird in flight, beside flowering shrubs issuing from rockwork, the shoulder and cover decorated with further kakiemon flowers and birds
10 in. (25.3 cm.) high




Provenance

By repute, Lord Chancellor Viscount George Cave (1856-1928) and thence by descent.
Purchased by the present owner circa 1980.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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SW1Y 6QT London
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