CIRCA 1723-1725, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND K.P.M. MARK, GILDER'S 35. TO TEAPOT AND 11. TO THE MATCHED COVER OF SIMILAR DATE

For Höroldt's line drawings of the kneeling figures on which these figures are based, see Schulz Codex, sheets 64 & 108. A teapot which was likely painted by the same hand is illustrated in U. Pietsch, Early Meissen Porcelain The Wark Collection, London, 2011, p. 145. Also compare the teapot sold Christie's, London, 10 June 2010, lot 27.