TWO MEISSEN PEDESTAL LEMON BASKETS

CIRCA 1755, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS

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TWO MEISSEN PEDESTAL LEMON BASKETS
CIRCA 1755, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS
Each modeled as a shaped ozier-molded bowl painted with insects and flower sprays above a purple mosaic band, all supported by two classically draped putti on a tree-stump
14½ in. (36.7 cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

The present pair of centerpieces were made specifically to support lemons or other exotic fruits and were probably designed by J.F. Eberlein and J.J. Kändler. For similar examples see Le Pavillion Chougny, A Private Collection, Christie's, London, 9-10 December 2004, lots 408 and 409. Interestingly it is a model that was often copied in Chinese Export wares of the time.

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