A MEISSEN ARMORIAL SAUCER-DISH, the centre painted with the Arms of the Von Münnich, the collar of the Order of St. Andrew above the inscription OBSEQUID ET CANDORE flanked by shields and military trophies, below indianische Blumen within a Sulkowski ozier border (very slight rubbing to enamels), blue crossed swords mark, Dreher's E to footrim, circa 1738

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A MEISSEN ARMORIAL SAUCER-DISH, the centre painted with the Arms of the Von Münnich, the collar of the Order of St. Andrew above the inscription OBSEQUID ET CANDORE flanked by shields and military trophies, below indianische Blumen within a Sulkowski ozier border (very slight rubbing to enamels), blue crossed swords mark, Dreher's E to footrim, circa 1738
23cm. diam

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From the service produced for Graf Burchard Christoph von Münnich who was a Field-Marshal in the Russian army and exiled to Siberia by Empress Elizabeth in 1742

Cf. Rainer Rückert, Meissener Porzellan 1710-1810, no. 479 for a box and cover from the collection of Dr. Ernst Schneider; and a saucer-dish sold Christie's Geneva, 10 November 1986, lot 156

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