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Lot 87 | Höchst | PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF A TURKISH SULTANA
Estimate
700
- 900
€
D
Result:
(incl. premium)
2.112 €
PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF A TURKISH SULTANA.
Höchst.
Date: 1765-1796.
Maker/Designer: Draft Johann Peter Melchior.
Technique: Porcelain, einriched in colours, golden.
Description: A child figure dressed as a sultana on a grass-covered plinth. She is wearing puffy
bloomers that merge into white stockings and pointed shoes with large buckles on her feet.
She wears a knee-length, fringed outer dress, a drapery as a belt and a lavish cloak
gathered at the hips and shoulders. Her hair is pinned up and adorned with colourful
ostrich feathers. She holds a dark mask in her right hand raised in front of her body and
a golden fan in her left hand.
Measurement: Height 18cm.
Mark: Manufacture mark, painted blue under glaze.
The child figure of the sultana is complemented by the counterpart of the sultan. As a pair, they enjoy great popularity.
Literature:
Stahl, Patricia: Höchster Porzellan. Frankfurt a.M. 1994. The pair of Sultan & Sultana illustrated and described p.254, no.6.8.10.
Höchst.
Date: 1765-1796.
Maker/Designer: Draft Johann Peter Melchior.
Technique: Porcelain, einriched in colours, golden.
Description: A child figure dressed as a sultana on a grass-covered plinth. She is wearing puffy
bloomers that merge into white stockings and pointed shoes with large buckles on her feet.
She wears a knee-length, fringed outer dress, a drapery as a belt and a lavish cloak
gathered at the hips and shoulders. Her hair is pinned up and adorned with colourful
ostrich feathers. She holds a dark mask in her right hand raised in front of her body and
a golden fan in her left hand.
Measurement: Height 18cm.
Mark: Manufacture mark, painted blue under glaze.
The child figure of the sultana is complemented by the counterpart of the sultan. As a pair, they enjoy great popularity.
Literature:
Stahl, Patricia: Höchster Porzellan. Frankfurt a.M. 1994. The pair of Sultan & Sultana illustrated and described p.254, no.6.8.10.
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VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 20,17 Euro plus 3,83 Euro VAT
EU: 33,61 Euro plus 6,39 Euro VAT
Worldwide: 63,03 Euro plus 11,97 Euro VAT
additional shipping insurance
Stock Id: 80113-8