Live Auction 2473500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
A LARGE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FLOWER-ENCRUSTED MIRROR FRAME
Lot 305 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOT 305)

A LARGE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FLOWER-ENCRUSTED MIRROR FRAME

LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed20 October 2011

Price Realised

USD 30,000

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

A LARGE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FLOWER-ENCRUSTED MIRROR FRAME
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of cartouche shape, surmounted by an elaborate floral bouquet above a small mirror flanked by putti, the enriched rocaille-molded frame applied allover with flowering branches, the sides with two birds and two further putti at the lower corners, on a wooden back
54 in. (137.2 cm.) high

Specialist note

Ludwig II, (1845-1886), the King of Bavaria, commissioned related Meissen objects and mirrors for Schloss Linderhof, his extravagant second rococo revival abode in upper Bavaria, built 1878.