Lot Essay
Cf. R. Rückert, Schloss Lustheim, Stiftung Ernst Schneider (München 1991), ill.40 for a similar beaker vase.
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1740-1750, THE COVERED VASES MARKED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS
Details
A set of three small Meissen "Schneeballen" vases
1740-1750, the covered vases marked with underglaze blue crossed swords
Modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler, the white body encrusted allover with mayflower blossoms and applied with trailing branches and perched birds, comprising: a pair of baluster vases with waisted neck, domed foot and cover en suite; a flaring beaker vase with globular middle section (discoloured restorations)
19.8cm. and 15.8cm. high
See illustration (3)
1740-1750, the covered vases marked with underglaze blue crossed swords
Modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler, the white body encrusted allover with mayflower blossoms and applied with trailing branches and perched birds, comprising: a pair of baluster vases with waisted neck, domed foot and cover en suite; a flaring beaker vase with globular middle section (discoloured restorations)
19.8cm. and 15.8cm. high
See illustration (3)
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