Lot No. 1142


A Dejeuner in Egyptian Style, Imperial Manufactory, Vienna 1794–1801, Sorgenthal Period,


consisting of: 2 jugs in canopic form, height 21.5 cm, 19 cm, sugar bowl with crocodile finial, height 9.5 cm, 2 cups with saucers, height 8.5 cm, porcelain, the body with polychromed and gold-painted hieroglyphs, brown and gilt edges, cups and jugs with polychrome painted serpent handles, dated (17)94, (17)98, (1)801, turner no. 11 Thomas Mitterer, 47 Mathias Schwaiger, former U Kasper Hartmann, underglaze blue Austrian shield, 1 saucer restored, crocodile tail chipped, 1 jug cover with firing crack and continuous hairline crack, 1 hair strand chipped, (Hr)

Napoleon Bonaparte's expedition in 1798-1801 inspired European porcelain manufactories to create new shapes and decorations. Illustrated travel reports, engravings and drawings served as models and suggestions for new interpretations of the porcelains.

Literature:
Samuel Wittwer, Raffinesse & Eleganz, Königliche Porzellane des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts aus der Twinight Collection New York, Munich 2007, pp. 218-228

Specialist: Regina Herbst Regina Herbst
+43-1-515 60-356

regina.herbst@dorotheum.at

23.10.2023 - 14:00

Realized price: **
EUR 5,460.-
Estimate:
EUR 4,500.- to EUR 6,000.-

A Dejeuner in Egyptian Style, Imperial Manufactory, Vienna 1794–1801, Sorgenthal Period,


consisting of: 2 jugs in canopic form, height 21.5 cm, 19 cm, sugar bowl with crocodile finial, height 9.5 cm, 2 cups with saucers, height 8.5 cm, porcelain, the body with polychromed and gold-painted hieroglyphs, brown and gilt edges, cups and jugs with polychrome painted serpent handles, dated (17)94, (17)98, (1)801, turner no. 11 Thomas Mitterer, 47 Mathias Schwaiger, former U Kasper Hartmann, underglaze blue Austrian shield, 1 saucer restored, crocodile tail chipped, 1 jug cover with firing crack and continuous hairline crack, 1 hair strand chipped, (Hr)

Napoleon Bonaparte's expedition in 1798-1801 inspired European porcelain manufactories to create new shapes and decorations. Illustrated travel reports, engravings and drawings served as models and suggestions for new interpretations of the porcelains.

Literature:
Samuel Wittwer, Raffinesse & Eleganz, Königliche Porzellane des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts aus der Twinight Collection New York, Munich 2007, pp. 218-228

Specialist: Regina Herbst Regina Herbst
+43-1-515 60-356

regina.herbst@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Furniture, Works of Art, Glass & Porcelain
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 23.10.2023 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 14.10. - 23.10.2023


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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