A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PLATINUM-DECORATED FAUX TORTOISESHELL GROUND VASE
Lot 56

A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PLATINUM-DECORATED FAUX TORTOISESHELL GROUND VASE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED F159, IRON-RED X.624.

Closed5 April 2022

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PLATINUM-DECORATED FAUX TORTOISESHELL GROUND VASE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED F159, IRON-RED X.624.
Enriched in platinum with Venus seated in her chariot among the clouds, Cupid handing her an arrow, the reverse with Cupid in flight
8 3⁄4 in. (22.2 cm.) high

Specialist note

For another example of this rare platinum and tortoise-shell ground combination, see Property from the Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Inc., Christie's, New York, 21 March 1997, lot 29.