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Pair of Augustus Rex Beaker Vases · 1 of 1

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OBJECT PASSPORT · PV-N8VWT · PORCELAIN

Pair of Augustus Rex Beaker Vases

Meissen · c. 1730

Made for the king who traded a regiment of dragoons for porcelain. The AR cipher under each base was reserved for palace commissions; the chinoiserie panels were painted by someone who had never seen China and was better for it.

Maker
Meissen
Period
c. 1730
Origin
Meissen, Germany
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain, underglaze blue AR mark
Dimensions
24 CM EACH

Provenance

Johanneum inventory, Dresden (drilled inventory mark)

Sale, Berlin, 1920s

European private collection

Part of The Dresden Service

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