19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 34 AND B.136, AFTER THE MODEL BY J.J. KÄNDLER

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A MEISSEN ARMORIAL RETICULATED BOX AND COVER
19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 34 AND B.136, AFTER THE MODEL BY J.J. KÄNDLER
Modelled after the Kronung Service, the stepped double-walled cover surmounted by a crown finial flanked by two putti above four applied cartouches, the larger two bearing the arms of the Electors of Poland and Saxony, the smaller two painted with hunt scenes, the shoulder of the bowl applied with four putti holding drapery and garlands above further cartouches painted with topographical views, flanked by two handles formed as the busts of fashionable maidens, supported by four displaying eagles on scroll and paw feet, the interior richly gilt, the underside of the cover painted with Indian flowers
10 in. (25.4 cm) wide (2)

Lot Essay

See Robert E. Röntgen, The Book of Meissen, Atglen, PA, 1996, p. 125, fig. 68 for a price list with Meissen articles including a line drawing of this model. Also see Doyle, New York, 9 February 2005, lot 2336 for a similar example.

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