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A Ceramic Feast

Selling Exhibition: Private Collections and Noteworthy Acquisitions, Stockspring Antiques, 114 Kensington Church St, London W8, 16th – 21st November 2015

A Pair of Vauxhall Vases decorated by James Giles c. 1764-68

A Pair of Vauxhall Vases decorated by James Giles
c. 1764-68

One can understand why collectors eagerly await this annual selling exhibition of English, Continental and Oriental porcelain for there is always much to tempt them. This year delivers some great pieces of which I show a few.

A Mennecy Owl c. 1750-55

A Mennecy Owl
c. 1750-55

The opening words of the catalogue’s foreword offer a useful reminder as to why some of us collect: Collecting ceramics gives us intriguing windows into the past with each piece resonating with the life, times, hopes and aspirations of its original owner.

A Lefebvre Paris Portrait Plaque of Princess Charlotte c. 1818

A Lefebvre Paris Portrait Plaque of Princess Charlotte
c. 1818

 

A Chinese Ko-sometsuke Dish for the Japanese Market Tianqui, c. 1621-7

A Chinese Ko-sometsuke Dish for the Japanese Market
Tianqui, c. 1621-7

 

A Liverpool Delftware Charger after a Chinese Kangxi design c. 1760

A Liverpool Delftware Charger after a Chinese Kangxi design
c. 1760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Derby Figure of Andromache Weeping over the Ashes of Hector c. 1780-85

A Derby Figure of Andromache Weeping over the Ashes of Hector
c. 1780-85

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Early Meissen Porcelain

Visitors to San Francisco really should visit this:

 

A Princely Pursuit: The Malcolm D. Gutter Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain, Glass Gallery 9B, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, 100 34th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121, until 3rd January 2016

Fragments of a bottle-gourd vase, ca. 1726–1730 Meissen porcelain manufactory. Bequest of Malcolm D. Gutter

Fragments of a bottle-gourd vase, ca. 1726–1730
Meissen porcelain manufactory.
Bequest of Malcolm D. Gutter

Malcolm Gutter has been collecting porcelain over several decades and has built up an important collection, with a particular focus on Meissen. Among the pieces on show are early experimental wares and eighteen items from the collection of Augustus II (“the Strong”), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland who established the factory. He commissioned Meissen, decorated in the style of Japanese and Chinese porcelain which he also avidly collected for his Japanisches Palais in Dresden and both German and Asian wares are to be found in this exhibition.

Baluster vase, ca. 1722–1723 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Painting attributed to Caspar Ripp (1681–1726) Bequest of Malcolm D. Gutter

Baluster vase, ca. 1722–1723
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Painting attributed to Caspar Ripp (1681–1726)
Bequest of Malcolm D. Gutter

While some may think it is more than generous to loan your porcelain for an exhibition such as this it is in fact a “rehearsal” as Malcolm Gutter has promised the collection to the Museum. He is a very gifted and generous collector.

Beaker vase, ca. 1726–1730 Meissen porcelain manufactory Painting attributed to J.E. Stadler (1701–1741) Marked with AR (“Augustus Rex”) Bequest of Malcolm D. Gutter

Beaker vase, ca. 1726–1730
Meissen porcelain manufactory
Painting attributed to J.E. Stadler (1701–1741)
Marked with AR (“Augustus Rex”)
Bequest of Malcolm D. Gutter

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A MEISSEN BOLOGNESE SPANIEL

Decorative Works of Art, Matthew Barton Ltd, 25 Blythe Road, London W14, December 9th, 2014

I thought I would draw your attention to this charming Meissen figure in Matthew Barton Ltd’s bi-annual auction at 25 Blythe Road.

27 A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A BOLOGNESE SPANIEL, CIRCA 1743 Modelled by J. J. Kändler, free-standing, modelled seated, scratching under its chin with its hind leg, 19cm. high, restoration to right foreleg Provenance: The Collection of Sir Gawaine and Lady Baillie; The Count Alcario Palmieri Collection, Christie's London, 28th March 1996, lot 7 £1200-1800

27 A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A BOLOGNESE SPANIEL, CIRCA 1743
Modelled by J. J. Kändler, free-standing, modelled seated, scratching under its chin with its hind leg, 19cm. high, restoration to right foreleg
Provenance: The Collection of Sir Gawaine and Lady Baillie; The Count Alcario Palmieri Collection, Christie’s London, 28th March 1996, lot 7
£1200-1800

It was modelled, circa 1743,  by the famous J. J. Kändler and would originally have been one of a pair on a chimney piece. One would be scratching and the other sitting upright, both looking at the other. It was at one stage in the noted Meissen collection of Sir Gawaine and Lady Baillie the remainder of which was sold by Sotheby’s last year.

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