Meissen Porcelain Hexagonal Tea Canister and Cover
Circa 1725-30, gilder's 19. to caddy and cover, painted in the manner of J.G. Höroldt and his follower P.E. Schindler
Of ribbed-baluster form, finely painted with six recessed panels of large standing chinoiserie figures at various pursuits on grassy terraces, one panel with a male figure holding a pike, a second holding a pennant while being offered tea, a third depicts a female figure holding a fan and cup, accompanied by a child resting a tray and pot on a table, a fourth with a male holding a ribbon-tied basket, a fifth depicts a male figure with bells amusing a child, and the sixth presenting a sculpted figure balanced on a platter, the ribs and rims enriched with gilt bands, the recessed top of the cylindrical cover with a gilt chased floral circlet within a gilt line.
Height 4 inches.

Provenance:
Sotheby's, London, 16 March 1970, lot 125.

For a similar example, see the Forsythe Wickes Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession no. 65.2048a-b. Also see Christie's, London sales, 7 October 1996, lot 377 for an example attributed to Schindler and 6 December 2004, lot 406 for another in the manner of Höroldt.

C Estate of Sarah Belk Gambrell

Some minor wear to gilt ribs and additional wear around the flange where the cover rests. Shallow chip to cover interior, basically not visible when placed.

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