A MEISSEN ROYAL ARMORIAL SHAPED-OVAL TUREEN of baluster form, painted with the crowned Arms of Carlo III of the two Scicilies and Maria Amalia of Saxony his consort and with four panels of Kupfergrün Watteau scenes with a youth pushing a girl in a swing, a girl and a seated gardener and figures dancing to two musicians above shell, quatrefoil and scroll motifs and between vertical bands in gilding reserved with floral and scroll motifs in white (some slight flaking to green enamels), blue crossed swords mark and Pressnummer 28, circa 1738

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A MEISSEN ROYAL ARMORIAL SHAPED-OVAL TUREEN of baluster form, painted with the crowned Arms of Carlo III of the two Scicilies and Maria Amalia of Saxony his consort and with four panels of Kupfergrün Watteau scenes with a youth pushing a girl in a swing, a girl and a seated gardener and figures dancing to two musicians above shell, quatrefoil and scroll motifs and between vertical bands in gilding reserved with floral and scroll motifs in white (some slight flaking to green enamels), blue crossed swords mark and Pressnummer 28, circa 1738
25cm. wide

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This forms part of the service given in June 1738 in seventeen leather cases as a wedding present to Carlo III and his wife who were married in Dresden on 3 July of the same year. For a full discussion of this service see Claus Boltz, 'Ein Beitrag zum grünen Watteau-Service Für Neapel', pp. 20-24, Keramos, January 1978. A ewer from this service is illustrated by Rückert, (1966), fig. 486, pl. 123 and a coffee-cup and saucer illustrated by Günter Reinheckel, Prachtvolle service aus Meissner Porzellan, no. 64

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