A MEISSEN POWDERED PURPLE GROUND QUATREFOIL SUGAR-BOX AND COVER
A MEISSEN POWDERED PURPLE GROUND QUATREFOIL SUGAR-BOX AND COVER

1735-1740, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, GILDER'S 23. TO BOTH

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A MEISSEN POWDERED PURPLE GROUND QUATREFOIL SUGAR-BOX AND COVER
1735-1740, blue crossed swords mark, gilder's 23. to both
Of squat bombé form, painted with merchants and sailors at the harborside, the cover with similar panels of travellers resting by the banks of a river, each reserved on the powdered purple ground within quatrefoil panels edged with a purple line and further gilt band
3½in. (8.9cm.) high; 4 7/8in. (12.3cm.) long

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