A Meissen vase mounted with flowers, circa 1746
66*
A Meissen vase mounted with flowers, circa 1746
The urn-shaped vase moulded with reeds and scroll handles at the sides and a shell-moulded band around the centre, painted with naturalistic flower sprays and scattered blooms, mounted with a metal top applied with tole peint leaves and stems with porcelain flowers, the footrim with a metal mount, 47cm high overall, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue
Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Literature:
    Ulrich Pietsch, Passion for Meissen (2010), no. 187

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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