A MEISSEN 'ELEMENTS' EWER EMBLEMATIC OF WATER
A MEISSEN 'ELEMENTS' EWER EMBLEMATIC OF WATER

CIRCA 1860, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 320, PRESSNUMMERN 141

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A MEISSEN 'ELEMENTS' EWER EMBLEMATIC OF WATER
CIRCA 1860, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 320, PRESSNUMMERN 141
After the model by J.J. Kändler, with shell-moulded spout, the handle formed as reeds entwined with a pink ribbon, surmounted by a winged putto, the neck painted with scattered insects, the lower part moulded in low relief with ships, a fish tail and a tortoise, applied with Neptune in a shell, a mermaid and hippocampi, the foot applied with two dolphins
24½ in. (62.2 cm.) high
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There is a single cancellation strike to the factory mark.

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