Lot Essay
Cf. anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 28 & 29 April 1999, lot 96
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CIRCA 1880, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AND IMPRESSED 16
Details
A LARGE MEISSEN 'SCHNEEBALLEN' TWO-HANDLED TUREEN AND COVER
Circa 1880, blue crossed swords mark and impressed 16
The domed cover modelled as a stag trophy, the bowl painted front and back with woodland scenes of hunters and hounds chasing deer, within rocaille-moulded cartouches enriched in gilt and trimmed in turquoise and pink, applied overall with mayflower blossoms and flanked by foliate scroll handles
17¼in. (43.7cm.) wide, overall
Circa 1880, blue crossed swords mark and impressed 16
The domed cover modelled as a stag trophy, the bowl painted front and back with woodland scenes of hunters and hounds chasing deer, within rocaille-moulded cartouches enriched in gilt and trimmed in turquoise and pink, applied overall with mayflower blossoms and flanked by foliate scroll handles
17¼in. (43.7cm.) wide, overall