Lot Essay
For a teapot with similar decoration see Rainer Rückert, Meissen, Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts, Munich, 1982, p. 22. Rückert notes that the only known comparables to this piece are in private collections.
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CIRCA 1760, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS
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A PAIR OF MEISSEN POT-POURRI VASES AND COVERS
CIRCA 1760, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS
Decorated with yellow mosaic pattern and gilt-edged bands, enclosing flower garlands
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
CIRCA 1760, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS
Decorated with yellow mosaic pattern and gilt-edged bands, enclosing flower garlands
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
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