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Day 3: American & European Works of Art

Sat, Sep 17, 2016 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 18, 2016 09:00AM EDT
Lot 975

German Porcelain Figural Compote

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Carl Thieme, Pottschapel/Dresden, late 19th/early 20th century, richly gilded, reticulated and polychrome painted porcelain comport in the "Dresden" style, the standard modeled as a tree trunk covered with applied flowers and flanked by a young couple, the bowl and standard bolted together, underglaze blue mark of conjoined "P" and "S", 16-3/4 in., [repaired flower on reverse of standard, flower missing from boy's repaired hand, a few applied flowers with small edge chips, girl has one finger missing and one that is repaired, some wear to gilding]; with two small porcelain dishes with applied flowers, underglaze blue mark of crown over "N" and "Dresden" and overglaze "Made in/Western Germany", 5-1/8 in. wide, [one of the small dishes is repaired]. Condition: . Notes: Please Note: Brunk Auctions provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. Provenance: Private Charleston, South Carolina Collection

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