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Lot 50The Augustus Collection of Important French and Continental Porcelain, Part II
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN SMALL OVAL PLAQUE, THE HOLY NIGHT
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. A. 147
Closed5 April 2022
Price Realised
USD 3,780
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Specialist note
The present lot was painted after Correggio's 16th century masterpiece 'The Holy Night' (or 'The Nativity') in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. At the time of its purchase in 1746 by Augustus III, patron of the Meissen manufactory, the painting was already quite famous, and remains one of the most illustrious paintings in the Dresden State Art Collections.