Lot Essay
Cf. Ralph Wark and Maria Gristina, The Wark Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain, The Cummer Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, FL, 1984, no. 464
CIRCA 1730-1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, ONE WITH A JOHANNEUM INVENTORY MARK GROUND OUT, THE OTHER WITH PRESSNUMMER 16
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TWO MEISSEN KAKIEMON PLATES
Circa 1730-1740, blue crossed swords marks, one with a Johanneum inventory mark ground out, the other with Pressnummer 16
Both painted in the Kakiemon style and palette, one with scattered flowering branches of pomegranates, prunus and magnolia, the border with scattered flower sprigs within a brown line rim; the other in the 'Three Friends' pattern of birds perched in branches of flowering pine, prunus and bamboo, the shaped border with brown line rim
9in. (22.8cm.) diam.; 9.3/8in. (23.8cm.) diam., respectively (2)
Circa 1730-1740, blue crossed swords marks, one with a Johanneum inventory mark ground out, the other with Pressnummer 16
Both painted in the Kakiemon style and palette, one with scattered flowering branches of pomegranates, prunus and magnolia, the border with scattered flower sprigs within a brown line rim; the other in the 'Three Friends' pattern of birds perched in branches of flowering pine, prunus and bamboo, the shaped border with brown line rim
9in. (22.8cm.) diam.; 9.3/8in. (23.8cm.) diam., respectively (2)