Christie's - Important Collection of Early Meissen Wares - June 7 1968. 

Property of the Head of a European Royal House the greater part having descended from the Saxon Royal Collection.

Auction catalog contains 166 lots with descriptions, dimensions, period or age, 37 black&white plates and 1 color plate.    Estimates are not available. Auction included:

- Early French porcelain from St Cloud, Mennecy, and Chantilly (lots 1-9)

- Chinese blanc-de-chine porcelain from Te-Huea, Fulien Province (lots 10-19)

- Bottger stonewares and white wares (lots 20-29)

- Early Meissen blue and white and gilt decorations (lots 30-42)

- Kakiemon porcelains from the Johanneum (lots 43-51)

- Meissen wares in imitation of Kakiemon and other Oriental porcelains (lots 52-80)

- Meissen porcelain gilt at Augsburg over underglaze blue (lots 81-101)

- Early Meissen porcelain with Augsburg gilt decoration from the Seuter workshops (lots 102-122)

- Meissen wares from Hausmaler decoration (lots 123-132)

- Meissen porcelain painted with Chinoiserie figures in the style of J.G. Herold (lots 133-166)

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