A FINE AND VERY RARE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE VASES WITH DIFFERENT FLOWERS SCROLLWORK FROM THE COLLECTION OF FREDERICK AUGUSTUS (1670 - 1733) - ELECTOR OF SAXONY AND KING OF POLAND

Estimated Value:

20.000 € - 30.000 €

Schätzpreis:

15.000 €

Description:

China, Kangxi period
H. 52,3 cm
Collection of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (1670-1733), Japanese Palace, Dresden, then probably transferred from the Japanese Palace to the Johanneum in 1876 - Property of the Free State of Saxony, 1918. Restitution to the former Royal House of Saxony (House of Wettin, Albertine Line e.. v.) under the agreement with the Free State of Saxony, inventory number of the East Asia Collection and inventory of the Tower Room of the Dresden Residence Palace, inventory number P.O. 1100. I 31 and P.O. 1994, I. 32 - Important Bavarian private collection.
The Emperor Kangxi was the first Qing dynasty ruler to consolidate power after the tumult of the mid-17th century, and one of the most important acts of his early reign was the reinvigoration of the famous porcelain kilns at Jingdezhen. In 1680 he established a commission to investigate the state of the porcelain industry, following that with the 1682 appointment of a highly capable and innovative Director of the Kilns. Jingdezhen began to turn out high quality porcelains both for the Imperial household and for export to Europe, where only pottery was being produced and the best Chinese porcelains were highly desired by princely collectors.
Fine starcrack to base of one vase,

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