A Meissen handled cup and saucer circa 1730
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A Meissen chocolate beaker and saucer, circa 1730
Painted in Imari style in underglaze-blue, enamels and gilding with the 'Tischchen' pattern of flowering plants issuing from a table, the rims with trellis band reserved with flower-heads, the ear-shaped handle embellished in gilding, the beaker: 7.2cm high; the saucer: 12.5cm diam., crossed swords marks and indistinct mark in underglaze-blue, impressed Former's mark inside footrim of saucer (2)
Sold for £937 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Literature:
    Ulrich Pietsch, Passion for Meissen (2010), no. 179

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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