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DOYLE NEW YORK TO AUCTION PORCELAIN AND GLASS FROM THE
JINDRICH WALDES COLLECTION ON JANUARY 26
Featuring
Almost Twenty Lots of Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain Formerly in
the Royal Collection of Augustus the Strong
Including
Zwischengoldglass, Vienna Porcelain, and Biedermeier Glassware
On Wednesday,
January 26, 2005, Doyle New York will hold an auction of 18th century
porcelain and glass from the collection of the famed Czech industrialist,
Jindrich Waldes (1876-1941). The auction will offer over eighty lots from
The Waldes Collection, including almost twenty lots of Chinese and Japanese
export porcelain formerly in the royal collection of Augustus the Strong
(1670-1733). Completely fresh to the market, the property is being offered
by the estate of Mr. Waldes‚ daughter, Anna Waldes Ludvik. The exhibition
will be on view from Saturday, January 22 through Tuesday, January 25.
Doyle is located at 175 East 87th Street in Manhattan.
AUGUSTUS
THE STRONG
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Augustus the
Strong was Elector of Saxony and King of Poland from 1694 until his death
in 1733. During Augustus‚ reign, his capital city of Dresden flourished
as one of the great artistic, cultural and intellectual centers of Europe.
A great connoisseur of the arts, Augustus was an avid collector of Chinese
and Japanese porcelain which he displayed in his lavish Japanese Palace
(Japanisches Palais). Porcelain was originally invented in China during
the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD), and for hundreds of years, the formula for
porcelain manufacture was a closely guarded secret in China and Japan. In
1708, determined to discover the formula, Augustus employed the alchemist
Johann Friedrich Bottger who successfully arrived upon the final ingredient
of kaolin clay a year later. The great Meissen porcelain factory was established
by Augustus in 1710, and its kilns produced exquisite wares based upon the
Kakiemon porcelains and other examples in the royal collections. In the
19th century, Augustus‚ collection of porcelain was moved from the
Japanese Palace to the Johanneum where it served as the core of the Saxon
State Collections.
JINDRICH
WALDES
Jindrich Waldes
was born in a village in Bohemia in 1876 and later settled in Prague where
he found work in a button factory. In 1902, Mr. Waldes established the firm
of Waldes & Co. in Prague and specialized in the manufacture of metalware
and buttons. The firm‚s subsequent invention of the snap fastener,
combined with Mr. Waldes‚ extraordinary marketing acumen, earned a
fortune as demand for the patented Koh-i-noor snap fastener spread internationally.
Shipments of snap fasteners bearing the company‚s distinctive logo
of a woman wearing a snap as a monocle, designed by Franz Kupka, were exported
to over seventy countries while Waldes & Co. expanded its operations
rapidly across Europe and subsequently into America. During his lifetime,
Mr. Waldes was an important patron of the arts, in addition to his enthusiasm
for the work of Franz Kupka. A true connoisseur with an eye for quality,
he amassed an extensive and scholarly collection of fine and decorative
art.
PROPERTY
FROM THE JINDRICH WALDES COLLECTION
In 1919 and 1920, two important auctions were held in Dresden of Chinese,
Japanese and Meissen porcelain as well as other objects from the Saxon
State Collections that were housed in the Johanneum and Grünes Gewolbe
museums. The property in these landmark sales comprised the former royal
collections of Augustus the Strong. An active bidder at the auctions,
Mr. Waldes purchased an assortment of exquisite Chinese and Japanese export
porcelain, each bearing the engraved Johanneum inventory mark.
Highlighting
the property in The Jindrich Waldes Collection formerly from the royal
collections of Augustus the Strong are several examples of Japanese Kakiemon
porcelain, including a diminutive Kakiemon melon-form teapot measuring
3 1/2 inches tall ($6,000-8,000), a Kakiemon hexagonal teapot measuring
5 inches tall (est. $4,000-6,000), and a Kakiemon dish of the Edo Period
(est. $6,000-8,000). Included in the selection of Chinese porcelain formerly
from the royal collections are examples of Chinese Imari and Famille Verte
porcelain, featuring numerous chargers, dishes, plates and teacups.
Among the
other precious objects in The Waldes Collection are a selection of early
18th century Zwischengoldglass pieces, 18th century Vienna porcelain,
and Biedermeier glassware.
19th century
paintings from The Waldes Collection, including works by Wenceslas Brozik
and Josef Navratil, will be offered in the May 24 auction of European
and American paintings.
FOR MORE
INFORMATION, bidders may contact Andrea Blunck Frost in the Furniture
and Decorations Department at (212) 427-4141, ext. 220, or email andrea@DoyleNewYork.com.
To order a catalogue, please contact the Subscriptions Department at (212)
427-2730, or email subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com. The free, fully illustrated
Internet catalogue will be available in early January on the Doyle Web
site at DoyleNewYork.com
AUCTION
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 10am
EXHIBITION
Saturday, January 22, 10am–5pm
Sunday, January 23, Noon–5pm
Monday, January 24, 10am–6pm
Tuesday, January 25, 10am–2pm
INFORMATION
Andrea Blunck Frost, 212-427-4141, ext. 220, andrea@DoyleNewYork.com
CATALOGUE
Subscriptions Department, 212-427-4141, ext. 257, subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com
View the online catalogue
MEDIA
CONTACT
Louis LeB. Webre, Vice President, Marketing and Media, 212-427-4141, ext
232, louis@DoyleNewYork.com
Images and interviews are available upon request.
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