Lot Essay
For a similar single example, see A Distinguished Collection of Early Meissen Porcelain; Christie's London, 8 July 2002, lot 126.
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CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS
Details
A PAIR OF MEISSEN FOOTED SHELL-SHAPED SALTS
Circa 1735, blue crossed swords marks
Each as a scallop shell raised on three scroll feet and with a tightly scrolled end, painted in the center with a spray of indianische Blumen and around the edge with three scenes of Europeans in conversation within rural landscapes and park settings, each reserved within gilt Laub-und-Bandelwerk cartouches enriched with purple scrolls, a band of similar strapwork along the gilt line rim
3 5/8in. (9.1cm.) long (2)
Circa 1735, blue crossed swords marks
Each as a scallop shell raised on three scroll feet and with a tightly scrolled end, painted in the center with a spray of indianische Blumen and around the edge with three scenes of Europeans in conversation within rural landscapes and park settings, each reserved within gilt Laub-und-Bandelwerk cartouches enriched with purple scrolls, a band of similar strapwork along the gilt line rim
3 5/8in. (9.1cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Sydney J. Lamon, New York; Christie's London, 29 November 1979, lot 10
With Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York
With Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York