Moss New York Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Exhibited

    ‘Fertile Garden’, Moss, New York, May 14 – July 9, 2005

  • Literature

    Raffaella and Manuel Schnell, Porzellan Nymphenburger, Alchimie + Kunst, Munich, 1998, pp. 84-85 for other works from the woodgrain series
    Arlene Hirst, ‘Murray Moss’, Elle Décor Italia, May 2012, illustrated p. 149

  • Catalogue Essay

    When creating a copper engraving from an existing picture, it was quite common for the 18th century engravers to attach the image with tacks or small nails to a pin-board in front of the worktable. It is this moment that has been captured in the painted décor of this platter. The ‘sheet’ depicting the landscape is partially torn at the edge, as the sheets from which one copied in the workshop would also be worn from repeated use.

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Unique platter

designed 1796, produced 2005
Glazed porcelain with over-glaze hand painting, gold.
1 7/8 x 17 1/2 x 13 5/8 in (4.8 x 44.5 x 34.6 cm)
Produced by Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Germany. Underside stamped ‘PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR/F/NYMPHENBURG/Ne44497/122’, incised with ‘5T/2’ and impressed with manufacturer’s mark.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000 

Sold for $3,750

Moss

16 October 2012
New York