NOVEMBER 1722-APRIL 1723, BLUE K.P.F. MARK

Details

A MEISSEN OBLONG OCTOGONAL SUGAR-BOX AND COVER
November 1722-April 1723, blue K.P.F. mark
Painted on either side with cupids holding various attributes, seated or standing in a landscapes within iron-red, gold and Böttger lustre Laub-und Bandelwerk cartouches, each end with three sprays of flowers, the cover with iron-red Bandelwerk border and gilt surround (minute chip to footrim, negligible wear)
4½in. (10.9cm.) long

Provenance

Gratewohl Collection.
Anononymous sale, Christie's Geneva, 12 November 1984, lot 170.

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Lot Essay

The K.P.F. mark was apparently introduced in November 1722 and was effectively superceded by the introduction of the K.P.M. mark on the 7th of April the following year. The present lot must, therefore, have received its mark and its first firing within this short period.

The very naive painting has the flavour of Hausmalerei. However, the presence of lustre in the decoration makes it quite clear that this is a factory piece. It may well have been painted by Lauch or Lauche before he left the factory around 1725.

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