A MEISSEN ENAMELLED BLUE-GROUND BOTTLE VASE

BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED E.100., IMPRESSED 30, PROBABLY DESIGNED BY E.A. LEUTERITZ, CIRCA 1880

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A MEISSEN ENAMELLED BLUE-GROUND BOTTLE VASE
BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED E.100., IMPRESSED 30, PROBABLY DESIGNED BY E.A. LEUTERITZ, CIRCA 1880
Of tear-drop form with elongated knopped trumpet neck, enamelled in the Limoges style with a pair of amorous putti sitting on a branch extending a floral wreath to a third in flight releasing a dove
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. Robert Röntgen, The Book of Meissen, Exton, PA, 1984, p. 206, fig 320 for a krater vase with similar enamelled decoration, developed by Leuteritz in the mid-19th century in response to renewed interest in the Rennaisance style. Ernst August Leuteritz was employed as a designer and later as Director of the modelling department at Meissen from 1836-1886.

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