A PAIR OF MEISSEN LOBED HEXAGONAL FAMILLE VERTE PLATES with a phoenix and two insects above aquatic plants within an iron-red and green cell-pattern well with four chrysanthemum and four panels of butterflies symmetrically spaced and with ozier borders (slight wear to gilt rims), blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 21 to both, and iron-red S. to both, circa 1740
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A PAIR OF MEISSEN LOBED HEXAGONAL FAMILLE VERTE PLATES with a phoenix and two insects above aquatic plants within an iron-red and green cell-pattern well with four chrysanthemum and four panels of butterflies symmetrically spaced and with ozier borders (slight wear to gilt rims), blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 21 to both, and iron-red S. to both, circa 1740
25cm. diam. (2)
Lot Essay
Cf. a similar pair was sold by Christie's London, 31 March 1980, lot 186