Table decoration piece, partly gold-plated, in shape of a rotunda with pavilion, stairs and fountain. On it on a pedestal a wind mill made of early Meissen porcelain is mounted, covered with flowers and leaves. Also two figures of Meissen: Rococo-gentlemen; sitting bag-piper, next a miller with an ape. A clockwork inside, that is moving the mill. Signed: De Saint-Jean. (Source: external link)
Provenance
Collection Rudolf of Goldschmidt-Rothschild, Königstein - 1938 (around)
collection Georg von Opel, 1938 (around)
auction Hahn, Frankfurt a.M. 15.-16.11.1939, Lot 322
