Lot Essay
Cf. Robert E. Röntgen, The Book of Meissen, Atglen, PA, 1996, p. 125, fig. 68, for a price list of gold-decorated works in the English taste circa 1850.
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CIRCA 1850, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED B.136., IMPRESSED 60 AND 50
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A MEISSEN DOUBLE-WALLED TUREEN AND COVER
Circa 1850, blue crossed swords mark, incised B.136., impressed 60 and 50
Of elaborate gilt-enriched shaped-oval form, with female bust handles and 'jewelled' crown finial supported by two putti, the pierced double-walled cover applied with cartouche-shaped shields painted with the Royal arms of Poland and Saxony alternating with Purpurmalerei miniatures, the body similarly decorated and applied at the shoulder with putti suspending drape and flower garlands, raised on four scroll feet
9in. (22.8cm.) wide, overall
Circa 1850, blue crossed swords mark, incised B.136., impressed 60 and 50
Of elaborate gilt-enriched shaped-oval form, with female bust handles and 'jewelled' crown finial supported by two putti, the pierced double-walled cover applied with cartouche-shaped shields painted with the Royal arms of Poland and Saxony alternating with Purpurmalerei miniatures, the body similarly decorated and applied at the shoulder with putti suspending drape and flower garlands, raised on four scroll feet
9in. (22.8cm.) wide, overall