Lot Essay
For a discussion of wares with this type of decoration, see Berhard von Barsewisch, 'Unterglasurblaue Malerei', Keramos, no. 121, July 1988, p. 13, no. 10.
CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS TO ALL PIECES, TEABOWL AND SAUCER WITH PAINTER'S E MARKS, SAUCER WITH PRESSNUMMER 52, BOWL WITH PAINTER'S K MARK
Details
A MEISSEN BLUE AND WHITE TEABOWL, SAUCER AND A SLOP-BOWL
CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS TO ALL PIECES, TEABOWL AND SAUCER WITH PAINTER'S E MARKS, SAUCER WITH PRESSNUMMER 52, BOWL WITH PAINTER'S K MARK
Painted in the Kangxi style, the fretwork-ground exteriors with raised petal-shaped lappets each with a flower, the base of the interiors with flowering plants below diaper-pattern borders and shaped rims (bowl with restored rim chip)
The bowl 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) wide (2)
CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS TO ALL PIECES, TEABOWL AND SAUCER WITH PAINTER'S E MARKS, SAUCER WITH PRESSNUMMER 52, BOWL WITH PAINTER'S K MARK
Painted in the Kangxi style, the fretwork-ground exteriors with raised petal-shaped lappets each with a flower, the base of the interiors with flowering plants below diaper-pattern borders and shaped rims (bowl with restored rim chip)
The bowl 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) wide (2)
Provenance
With the Meissen Shop, Palm Beach, Florida, 1987 (teabowl and saucer)
With Charles Bernstein, Oakland, California, 1989 (bowl)
With Charles Bernstein, Oakland, California, 1989 (bowl)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
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Dominic Simpson