A MEISSEN FABELTIERE FACETED PLATE from the black and gold band fabeltiere service painted in the manner of Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck, the centre painted with a striped fabulous beast flanked by lilies and with scattered flowerheads above, the border with a continuous marine landscape with Oriental figures with parasols palms, pines and exotic trees issuing from rocky outcrops and with numerous ships in the distance between and black and gold line and a chocolate rim, blue crossed swords mark and Pressnummer 16, circa 1735

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A MEISSEN FABELTIERE FACETED PLATE from the black and gold band fabeltiere service painted in the manner of Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck, the centre painted with a striped fabulous beast flanked by lilies and with scattered flowerheads above, the border with a continuous marine landscape with Oriental figures with parasols palms, pines and exotic trees issuing from rocky outcrops and with numerous ships in the distance between and black and gold line and a chocolate rim, blue crossed swords mark and Pressnummer 16, circa 1735
23.5cm. diam.

Lot Essay

Ralph Wark illustrates several pieces from this service in his article, 'Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Porzellan-und Fayencemaler des 18 Jahrhunderts', pls. VIII and IX, Keramik Freunde der Schweiz, no. 34, April 1956

Cf. Ingelore Menzhausen, Alt Meissner Porzellan in Dresden (1988), no. 56 for three plates for the same service, see also Hermann Jedding, Meissener Porzellan des 18 Jahrhunderts in Hamburger Privatbesitz, no. 90 for another and for another see W.B. Honey, Dresden China, pl. XXIc

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