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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 972

Monumental Porcelain Palace Urn

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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by Carl Thieme, Dresden (Potschappel) late 19th/early 20th century, made in four parts, the ogee body with handles of lightly clad female figures seated on the shoulder is bolted to the molded gadrooned foot, the cover (also gadrooned) rises with putti supporting a heraldic device enclosed in a scrolled frame and crowned, the whole is supported on a base with four scrolled feet, polychrome applied flowers are scattered on the surface of all parts, the body is painted on one side with a scene of women baptizing a girl child on one side and an elaborate flower bouquet on the other, underglaze-blue crossed swords with letter "T", 32 in. overall,. Condition: some individual flowers and foliage have chips or missing petals, the putti are repaired where they attach to the scrolled frame. 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: Michael Danton Fine Antiques, Denver; Collection of Chris C. Kliros, Atlanta, Georgia

Condition

some individual flowers and foliage have chips or missing petals, the putti are repaired where they attach to the scrolled frame

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