A MEISSEN YELLOW-GROUND CIRCULAR SUGAR-BOWL AND COVER painted with harbour scenes, figures at discussion on quaysides among packages and barrels and two men in a sailing boat, within shaped gilt line quatrefoil cartouches, the cover with gilt branch finial with flower terminals, the rims enriched in gilt (very minor chips to flowers on cover and minor area to rubbing to rim of bowl), blue crossed swords mark and gilder's 48. to base and cover, Dreher's o to base, circa 1740
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A MEISSEN YELLOW-GROUND CIRCULAR SUGAR-BOWL AND COVER painted with harbour scenes, figures at discussion on quaysides among packages and barrels and two men in a sailing boat, within shaped gilt line quatrefoil cartouches, the cover with gilt branch finial with flower terminals, the rims enriched in gilt (very minor chips to flowers on cover and minor area to rubbing to rim of bowl), blue crossed swords mark and gilder's 48. to base and cover, Dreher's o to base, circa 1740
11.5cm. diam.
Lot Essay
Cf. the example sold in these Rooms on 3 March 1986, lot 112