Three Meissen chocolate-cups on a trefoil-shaped tray

CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, IMPRESSED D TO TWO CUPS, PRESSNUMMER 26 TO TRAY

细节

Three Meissen chocolate-cups on a trefoil-shaped tray
Circa 1745, blue crossed swords marks, impressed D to two cups, Pressnummer 26 to tray
Painted after Watteau with figures at various pursuits among obelisks, statues and urns in wooded landscape vignettes beneath ozier-moulded borders painted with scattered flowers and with gilt line rims, the cups with moulded gilt wishbone handles and each resting in a flared pierced galleried trembleuse, the stand with waisted curved spatulate handle (minute chip to rim of one gallery, minute chip to rim of one cup and glaze rubbing to rim of another, minute chipping to footrims)
The tray 11 in. (29 cm.) wide

拍品专文

For the source of the decoration on the tray see Emile Dacier & Albert Vuaflart, op. cit. (Paris, 1931), L'Accorde de Village (cat. raisonn no. 116).

The subject of the decoration on the chocolate-cup (illustrated left) is taken from Ftes Venitiennes (cat. raisonn no. 6), the subject on the chocolate-cup (illustrated centre) is taken from Les Deux Cousines (cat. raisonn no. 146) and the subject of the chocolate-cup (illustrated right) is taken from Ftes Venitiennes (cat. raisonn no. 6).