Lot No. 255


“Herrmann and Dorothea” and “Hermann and Dorothea by the Fountain” – A lidded cup and saucer,


“Herrmann and Dorothea” and “Hermann and Dorothea by the Fountain” – A lidded cup and saucer, - Glass and porcelain

porcelain, of cylindrical form, the body with gilt inside rim, the exterior with wide and narrow gilt edging, a gilt painted border with arrows on a matte gilt ground, a bright gilt frieze with leaf festoons on a cobalt blue ground, reserves containing polychrome painted couples in landscape setting, the underside with title, outlined by gilt bead friezes, the angular gilt handle with console terminals, the lid with gilt laurel wreath and bow finial, height: 10 cm, Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords, after 1934 (Ru)

“Herrmann and Dorothea” is an “idyllic-epic” poem in nine cantos written in hexameters, composed by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe between 11 September 1796 and 8 June 1797, first published in October 1797.

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at

13.12.2017 - 13:00

Estimate:
EUR 600.- to EUR 800.-

“Herrmann and Dorothea” and “Hermann and Dorothea by the Fountain” – A lidded cup and saucer,


porcelain, of cylindrical form, the body with gilt inside rim, the exterior with wide and narrow gilt edging, a gilt painted border with arrows on a matte gilt ground, a bright gilt frieze with leaf festoons on a cobalt blue ground, reserves containing polychrome painted couples in landscape setting, the underside with title, outlined by gilt bead friezes, the angular gilt handle with console terminals, the lid with gilt laurel wreath and bow finial, height: 10 cm, Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords, after 1934 (Ru)

“Herrmann and Dorothea” is an “idyllic-epic” poem in nine cantos written in hexameters, composed by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe between 11 September 1796 and 8 June 1797, first published in October 1797.

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Glass and porcelain
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 13.12.2017 - 13:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 07.12. - 13.12.2017

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