Lot Essay
For the pattern sheets for a wide range of variants on this theme, in the possession of Dr. Peter Ducret, see Rainer Behrens, Meissner Muster-buch Hroldt Chinoiserien, Munich, 1978, figs. 158-180.
CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Details
A MEISSEN FAMILLE VERTE SHAPED-CIRCULAR DISH
Circa 1735, blue crossed swords mark
Painted in colours and gilt with an exotic bird perched on a branch among flowering peonies issuing from stylized rockwork, the border with scattered flower sprays
8.3/8in. (21.2cm.) diam.
Circa 1735, blue crossed swords mark
Painted in colours and gilt with an exotic bird perched on a branch among flowering peonies issuing from stylized rockwork, the border with scattered flower sprays
8.3/8in. (21.2cm.) diam.
Provenance
With The Art Exchange, New York