£756
Auction: Five Centuries
decoration attributed to Johann Georg Loehnig, the body of ovoid form, painted to each side with a humorous vignette, one side depicting a fox in ceremonial dress reading to an assembled group of a cat, cockerel and rat, two of whom carry a weapon; painted to the other side with a finely dressed cat and dog being pulled in a covered carriage by a cockerel and a rabbit; the body and cover with a gilt edged pink ribbon border incorporating small sprays of flowers; the cover with a finial handle in the form of a flower picked out in gilt; crossed swords with dot mark
Provenance: Property of the late Mrs. Jean Bogie
Note: Johann Georg Loehnig (1743-1806) was a porcelain painter at Meissen who excelled in ‘animalier’ scenes.