CIRCA 1880, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. P.58, IMPRESSED 20

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PATE-SUR-PATE DOVE-GREY GROUND VASE
CIRCA 1880, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED MODEL NO. P.58, IMPRESSED 20
Of baluster form, the upright scroll handles with anthemion terminals, finely painted and hand-tooled in white slip with a diaphanously draped maiden holding a key, possibly emblematic of Fidelity
13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm.) high

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 6 March 2001, lot 190.

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Lot Essay

The hand modeling technique, pâte-sur-pâte, was first successfully produced at Meissen in 1878. In 1880 Ludwig Sturm, the new head of the painting department, became the overseer of production. Sturm encouraged a more lively and spirited approach to classicism. His influence is credited with greatly furthering this area of production. See B. Bumpus, Pâte-sur-Pâte, The Art of Ceramic Relief Decoration, 1849-1992, 1992, p. 179-189.

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