Äußerst seltenes museales Koppchen auf Unters... Lot n° 2678

with yellow background and Hoeroldt chinoiserie from royal property Partly Boettger porcelain. Slightly bulbous, conically widening body with flaring rim. Strong yellow background. On both sides of the wall in strong yellow background recessed, gold contoured reserve with scenic depiction of Chinese in blooming, Asian garden landscape. On the front side two men sitting at a set table in front of terrace architecture, above flying bird and insects. On the reverse side, near a steaming teapot seated gentlemen at the tea ceremony. Corresponding saucer with yellow background on the bottom. In the mirror reserve surrounded by iron-red tendrils with single figure accompanied by an animal. In the mirror of the bowl colorful ornamental medallion of latticework and half-flowers. Fine polychrome painting, probably Johann Gregorius Hoeroldt or Hoeroldt workshop. Wide gold lace border of stylized foliage and ribbon work. Partial AR (Augustus Rex) mark. Meissen. Around 1725 - 1730. H. 4,5 cm. Important examples with richly detailed scenes. Porcelains of the Meissen manufactory bearing the ligatured mark "AR" (Augustus Rex) in underglaze blue were made exclusively for the personal use of Augustus the Strong, were part of his private collection or served as gifts for worldwide royal and princely families or high-ranking personalities. Inspired by Chinese porcelains with colored funds and recessed reserves, August the Strong, as an avid collector of East Asian porcelains, experimented with monochrome surface colors and commissioned Johann Gregorius Hoeroldt to do so. The strong yellow was one of the first colors to be realized around 1727. Moreover, the color yellow had a high-ranking significance in China, as it was reserved exclusively for the Chinese emperor and was not allowed to be used by the population. Therefore, it was also highly valued at the court of Augustus the Strong. Considerable comparative pieces with ligatured "Augustus Rex" mark and yellow background were in renowned collections such as the Paul von Ostermann and the Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild Collection as well as the Oppenheimer Collection. Provenance: From the estate of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Cf. cat. Exotic Worlds, Schulz Codex, Grassi Museum, nos. 4c, pp. 223, 6c, p. 225; Blaauwen, Meissen porcelain in the Rijksmuseum, no. 67, pp. 117f.; cat. Pietsch, Triumph of the Blue Swords, nos. 227ff. A very rare museal porcelain yellow ground tea bowl and saucer finely painted with chinoiserie scenes of the Hoeroldt workshop, framed in gold-contoured quatrefoil cartouches. Partly Boettger porcelain. Partly AR (Augustus Rex) mark. Meissen. Around 1725 - 1730.