The thinly potted Böttger porcelain of this piece and the blue enamel crossed swords mark enable us to place it among the earliest of Meissen Kakiemon wares around 1725. It is quite distinct from the classic, whiter-bodied wares of the late 1720's which with the addition of felspar to the body were much closer to the Japanese originals. No piece comparable to the present lot would appear to be recorded