A small Meissen blue-ground vase, circa 1825-30 Of baluster shape with gilt paterae handles, finely painted with a Violinist after Gerrit Dou, the matt blue ground decorated in tooled gilding with Anthemion motifs, 23.7cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral Footnotes: Literature: Sandon, John, Meissen Porcelain, 2010 p. 69 'The Violin Player' was painted by Gerrit Dou in 1653 and is now in the Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing