Lot Essay
A cup of this shape appeared for the first time at the Meissen Factory where it was described in 1711 as having been modelled after 'the East Asian form'.
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ELIZABETH I, CIRCA 1750
Details
A porcelain sweet-meat dish
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Elizabeth I, circa 1750
Of irregular shape, on four feet, the body painted with multi-coloured bouquets of flowers, gilt rim, the handle in the form of a branch has been lost, marked under base with incised circle and dot
1 7/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Elizabeth I, circa 1750
Of irregular shape, on four feet, the body painted with multi-coloured bouquets of flowers, gilt rim, the handle in the form of a branch has been lost, marked under base with incised circle and dot
1 7/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high
Literature
Masterpieces of 18th c..., number 58.
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