A MEISSEN GOLD-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE BOWL

CIRCA 1725-1730, THE GILT GROUND ADDED SLIGHTLY LATER AT AUGSBURG, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS WITHIN TWO CIRCLES MARK, BLUE PAINTER'S Z: POSSIBLY FOR ZSCHENTSCH

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A MEISSEN GOLD-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
Circa 1725-1730, the gilt ground added slightly later at Augsburg, blue crossed swords within two circles mark, blue painter's Z: possibly for Zschentsch
Painted in underglaze-blue with birds and flowering branches issuing from rockwork, the interior with a spray of flowers in a roundel below an egg-and-dart pattern band
6.5/8in. (17cm.) diam.