A CLASSICAL TEACADDY AND LIDS WITH MONOGRAMS AND DEDICATION

Description:

Gotha, circa 1800
H. 23,8 cm
Inside cover, upper cover with knob in the shape of a fire. Gold medallions with monograms and dedications ‘V.R.’, ‘IH’, ‘Consacré á la tendresse filiale’ and ‘H XV.’,
Mark R in underglaze blue. Restored, min. chips.
Jan Ahlers Collection
In literature, this model is referred to as a tea and tobacco caddy or as a potpourri vessel. The dedication probably refers to Henry XV of Reuss's older line. The same monogram ‘VR’ adorns another version of this model, illustrated in the catalogue of Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auktions-Haus, Berlin 2002, no. 97 (auction on 4/5 December 1928). Further comparable pieces in the Staatliches Museum zu Schwerin, Vonderau Museum Fulda, Schloßmuseum Gotha (similar).
Literature: Sattler 1993, no. 47