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See D. Hoffmeister, Sammlung Hoffmeister Band I, Hamburg, 1999, pp.208-210 for similarly decorated objects.
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CIRCA 1740, MARKED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND PRESSNUMMER 21
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A large Meissen Kakiemon flying squirrel dish
Circa 1740, marked with underglaze blue crossed swords and Pressnummer 21
(Eichhörnchendekor) painted in colours with a red squirrel flying over two tied fences of bullrushes (Reisighecke), further with a yellow dotted yellow squirrel and branches and sprays of Indianischen Blumen, the wavy edge outlined in dark brown
30.5 cm. diam.
See illustration
Circa 1740, marked with underglaze blue crossed swords and Pressnummer 21
(Eichhörnchendekor) painted in colours with a red squirrel flying over two tied fences of bullrushes (Reisighecke), further with a yellow dotted yellow squirrel and branches and sprays of Indianischen Blumen, the wavy edge outlined in dark brown
30.5 cm. diam.
See illustration
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