A Meissen bowl with mayflower and insect decoration
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A Meissen waste bowl, circa 1745
The exterior applied with continuous swags of leaves and clusters of mayflowers and berries, painted with scattered butterflies and insects, the interior with a pear, a caterpillar and scattered insects, gilt-edged rim, 8.8cm high; 16.5cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed 3
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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