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10 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FURNITURE & DECORATION, ARMS & ARMOUR Stephan Koller skoller@kollerauctions.com PORCELAIN Sabine Neumaier neumaier@kollerauctions.com SILVER Corinne Koller ckoller@kollerauctions.com Auctions: 30 September 2021 ONLINE CATALOGUES www.kollerauctions.com 1 Early porcelain Our autumn Decorative Arts Auction offers porcelain from the early years of the Meissen manufactory circa 1710–1713, such as a tankard and a pilgrim flask in Böttger stoneware, and an early Böttger porcelain teapot. A small collection of various Meissen animals from the 18 th century, comprisingmore than 20 pieces, provides a glimpse into the diversity of animal figures produced in the valley of the Elbe: from exotic animals including a pair of lions on gilded bronze pedestals and a series of parrots, to magnificently moulded and painted figures of indigenous wildlife, and a rare early depiction of a cat. This exquisite potpourri of unusual porcelain figures reflects the extravagant courtly life in Saxony at a time when the display of exotic animals was a royal passion. Precious ivory objects A collection of circa 70 carved ivory items features mainly German and French works from the 19 th -century Historicist period, many of which were made in the great ivory-carving centres of Dieppe and Erbach. An outstanding Historicist Viennese tankard is particularly noteworthy: the silver mount bears the master mark of the Court and Chamber goldsmith Christian Friedrich Rothe (1817–1892); the ivory carving is probably by Anton Dominik von Fernkorn (1813–1878). Also featured is a large presentation platter with mount, made in Germany circa 1860/80, decorated with mythological motifs.