A Meissen slop bowl, circa 1726-30
7*
A Meissen slop bowl, circa 1726-30
Each side decorated with a chinoiserie scene within a gilt scrollwork cartouche filled with Böttger lustre and embellished with iron-red and purple scrollwork, flanked by flowering branches of indianische Blumen, a similar cartouche to the inside, gilt strap- and scrollwork border to the inside rim, 8.4cm high; 17.4cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, gilt numeral 45., incised / inside footrim
Sold for £7,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Literature:
    Ulrich Pietsch, Passion for Meissen (2010), no. 39

    A similarly decorated waste bowl and teapot are in the Kocher Collection, Bern. The distinctive strong blue colour was developed in 1726 (see Andreina d'Agliano / Elke Jezler-Hübner, Edles Gedeck Frühes Meissener Porzellan aus der Sammlung Kocher (2003), cat. no. 8.

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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