Lot Essay
A similar example was sold as The Property of a Gentleman, Christie's, New York, 16-18 November 1999, lot 347
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A MEISSEN QUATREFOIL SOUP-TUREEN AND COVER,
CIRCA 1760, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK,
Details
A MEISSEN QUATREFOIL SOUP-TUREEN AND COVER,
Circa 1760, blue crossed swords mark,
The cover moulded with rocaille cartouches and shells alternate with diaper-pattern cartouches and painted with Deutsche Blumen, the finial as an artichoke centering cauliflower and flowering vines, the tureen of serpentine form on rocaille-scroll feet terminating in shells, the shoulder moulded with a variation on the schoenau-pattern, also painted with Deutsche Blumen
14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) long overall (2)
Circa 1760, blue crossed swords mark,
The cover moulded with rocaille cartouches and shells alternate with diaper-pattern cartouches and painted with Deutsche Blumen, the finial as an artichoke centering cauliflower and flowering vines, the tureen of serpentine form on rocaille-scroll feet terminating in shells, the shoulder moulded with a variation on the schoenau-pattern, also painted with Deutsche Blumen
14 5/8in. (37.2cm.) long overall (2)