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A pair of Meissen lobed dishes, circa 1730 image 1
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Lot 46

A pair of Meissen lobed dishes, circa 1730

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£4,000 - £6,000

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A pair of Meissen lobed dishes, circa 1730

Of cinquefoil form painted in Kakiemon style with flowering branches of peony, pomegranate and chrysanthemum around a central flowerhead, 13cm across, crossed swords marks in blue enamel, incised Japanese Palace inventory number N=368-/ W to both (one dish with restoration to rim) (2)

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Provenance:
The Royal collections of Saxony, Japanese Palace, Dresden;
Lore and Rudolf Heinemann Collection, sold by Christie's New York, 23 April 1998, lot 58

The 1770 inventory of the Japanese Palace records: 'Ein und Zwanzig detto [Zucker-Schälgen], gemuschelt und ausgeschweifft, mit Blümgen gemahlt, 1¾. Zoll tief, 5½. Zoll in Diam: No. 368' [21 ditto (sugar dishes), lobed and flared, painted with flowers...](quoted by Claus Boltz, Japanisches Palais-Inventar 1770 und Turmzimmer-Inventar 1769, in Keramos 153 (July 1996), p. 58.

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