A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIVE-PIECE GARNITURE

19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, INCISED 50 AND MODEL NOS. S10 2 AND S10 3

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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIVE-PIECE GARNITURE
19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, INCISED 50 AND MODEL NOS. S10 2 AND S10 3
In the Chinese taste, comprising five vases and covers in three sizes, each hexagonal vase molded with honeycomb and panels painted with flower sprigs or landscapes, the edges as bamboo, on pierced bases
12 ½ in. (31.7 cm.) high

Provenance

With Litchfield's, The Sinclair Galleries 55, 57, 59, Shaftesbury Avenue W., London [paper labels].

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Lot Essay

This unusual set was likely a special commission by Litchfield's, one of the most prominent purveyors of china in late 19th century London. As Frederick Litchfield, commented in his 1879 tome Pottery and Porcelain, the Meissen factory’s “chief fault” was its “want of vigour in taking fresh ground” and the firm made a number of such special commissions with an eye to rejuvenate the factory’s designs.

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