A Meissen butter dish and cover, circa 1760
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A Meissen ornithological butter dish and cover, circa 1760
Modelled with a moulded trelliswork border, the sides and cover decorated with birds seated on tree-trunks and branches, surrounded by small insects, the flat cover fitted neatly between the square shaped logs of the dish, a lemon finial with a single leaf on top of the cover, 6cm high, crossed swords mark in blue to the base (2)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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