A documentary Dutch-decorated early Meissen vase and cover, the porcelain circa 1715-20, the decoration dated 1725
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A documentary Dutch-decorated early Meissen vase and cover, the porcelain circa 1715-20, the decoration dated 1725
Of ovoid form moulded with fluted bands around the foot and neck and on the cover, decorated in Kakiemon style with a flowering branch on each side and two birds in flight, the fluted borders embellished in gilding and edged in iron-red, the cover with an iron-red flower on the top, the inside of the cover inscribed in black 'MLuosing/ 1725.', 15cm high (some wear to gilding, tiny chips to rim of cover) (2)
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • A similarly-shaped early Meissen jar and cover applied with stiff-leaf borders and painted in Holland was sold by Sotheby's London, 27 November 1956, lot 136.

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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