A porcelain part-service

BY RICHARD RIEMERSCHMID, MANUFACTURED BY MEISSEN, 1903

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A porcelain part-service
By Richard Riemerschmid, manufactured by Meissen, 1903
Comprising:
Six Cups and Saucers
Four Dishes of varying sizes
White porcelain decorated with a pattern of blue berries and bordered with branches of berries
2.1/8in. (5.4cm.) height of cup; 10in. (25.5cm.) diameter of largest dish
All with underglazed crossed swords, the cups incised 1692 104; the saucers 1642 35; the large dishes 1601 22; the medium dish 22; the small dish 1603 22 (16)

Lot Essay

Cf: Exhibition catalogue R. Riemerschmid, vom Jugendstil zum Werkbund, 1982, Munich, p. 283, Cat. No. 53 & 54 and p. 317 Cat. No. 383 for the drawing of the service
Exhibition catalogue Art Nouveau Belgium France, Chicago, 1976, Cat. No. 491 & 492.
The Bellerive Museum in Zurich has also a similar example of this service in its collection, which was exhibited in Dresden in 1906.

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