A Meissen porcelain chinoiserie Hausmaler tankard, decorated in iron red and blue with Asian merchants and European sailors in harbour sceneries with various vessels and ships presumably painted by Ignaz Preissler. Parcel-gilt silver cover incised with crowned monogram XR and silver base rim. Indistinct mark to the bottom, cover and rim apparently unmarked. Germany, c. 1725. H. 21 cm.
Provenance: Pauls-Eisenbeiss collection, Basel. A. Müller-Hofstede: Der Schlesisch-Böhmische Hausmaler Ignaz Preissler. Keramos, 1983. Vol. 100. P. 3–50. Ignaz Preissler (1676–1741) showed a penchant for Asian art, which was expressed in his paintings of Chinese figures among foliage, Asian ornaments and bird motifs. He decorated more than 200 objects.
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Varia, furniture & carpets, 18 September 2019