Lot Essay
Cf. the Meissen teapot, teabowl and saucer and spoon-tray sold in these Rooms 11 March 1996, lots 164-166 all bearing the same painter's mark.
CIRCA 1755 AND 1745, BLUE ENAMEL CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO TEABOWL, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, PRESSNUMMER 1 (?) AND PAINTER'S D. IN DARK-GREY TO SAUCER
Details
A Chelsea teabowl and a Meissen saucer
Circa 1755 and 1745, blue enamel crossed swords mark to teabowl, blue crossed swords mark, pressnummer 1 (?) and painter's D. in dark-grey to saucer
Painted with holzschnitt Blumen, the teabowl with a sunflower, carnation and insects, the interior with a butterfly, the saucer with ombrierte insects and flowers including a primrose and sunflower, brown line rims (slight rubbing to the enamels of the rims) (2)
Circa 1755 and 1745, blue enamel crossed swords mark to teabowl, blue crossed swords mark, pressnummer 1 (?) and painter's D. in dark-grey to saucer
Painted with holzschnitt Blumen, the teabowl with a sunflower, carnation and insects, the interior with a butterfly, the saucer with ombrierte insects and flowers including a primrose and sunflower, brown line rims (slight rubbing to the enamels of the rims) (2)