13th Jul, 2012 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Catalogue Sale

 
  Lot 150
 

150

A Matched Pair of Höchst Porcelain Figural Salts, circa 1770, modelled by Laurentius Russinger...

A Matched Pair of Höchst Porcelain Figural Salts, circa 1770, modelled by Laurentius Russinger as a boy in yellow hat, puce jacket and breeches, and a girl in yellow and blue striped dress, each sitting on two baskets, on scroll moulded bases, he with wheel mark in red, she with wheel mark in puce, 12.5cm high

Provenance: Ex E L Paget Collection

For a similar example of the male salt see Sotheby's European Ceramics, Glass, Silver and Vertu Sale, Olympia, 6th July 2005, lot 54

Sold for £620
Estimated at £700 - £1,000


 

He with two small chips to front brim of hat, the largest 0.5cm and with minor restoration to left hand, and large restored oversprayed section to one of the baskets. She with 3cm long restored section to rear of hat with later chips. Restored to right arm and through waist. Losses to item in left hand. Both figures with handles missing to baskets and with small chips to baskets. 260412

 


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Auction: Summer Catalogue Sale, 13th Jul, 2012

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