Round ‘überhenklig’ teapot of ‘Schwartz Porcelain’
Meissen Böttger stoneware, second half of 1711 / beginning of 1713
Lacquer and gold painting in the Martin Schnell workshop until 1715 at the latest
14 cm high
Description
Provenance: The small teapot belonged for at least six years (1713 - 1719) to Johann Friedrich Böttger, the inventor, administrator and entrepreneur, to whom all "rights, privileges and goods" had been transferred by Augustus the Strong "ad dies vitae" (cf. Rückert 1990 p. 74); in 1991 it reappeared for the first time and was auctioned at Christie's London (20.05. No. 148) for around DM 80,000. It was recorded by Maureen Cassidy Geiger in her comprehensive catalogue of all known "Schwartz Porcelain" objects under no. 42. It then became part of an exquisite collection of Böttger stoneware, which also included the extraordinarily rare coffee pot with enamelled relief decoration including inset garnets (€ 280,000).
The round teapot with ‘overhandle’ made of Schwartz Porcelain is a rarity of first rank. It is the only one known to date - despite the extensive recent intensive research on Schwartz Porcelain. Even the comprehensive production and inventory lists from the 18th century, as well as the compilation of all known Schwartz Porcelain pieces published by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger for the major exhibition "Schwartz Porcelain" in 2004, have only been able to identify our jug (see cat. supplement, form number 42, p. 44).
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