Lot Essay
See an example emblematic of Fall in the Darmstaedter Collection; Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, 24-26 March 1925, lot 89, Tafel 27.
MID 18TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, PRESSNUMMER 21 TO SUMMER
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A PAIR OF MEISSEN VASES EMBLEMATIC OF SUMMER AND FALL
Mid 18th century, blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 21 to Summer
Of gu form, Summer applied with cherry boughs and strawberry, a putto holding a scythe at one side below a sheaf of wheat, a bumble bee nibbling a cherry, a grasshopper on the wheat stalks, sweet pea pods entwined around the cherry branch, Autumn similarly applied with grape vines, a bird perched on a branch nibbling a bunch of grapes, a putto drinking from a goblet at the other side; both painted on the back with scattered beetles, ladybugs and other insects
13.1/8in. (33.3cm.) high (2)
Mid 18th century, blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummer 21 to Summer
Of gu form, Summer applied with cherry boughs and strawberry, a putto holding a scythe at one side below a sheaf of wheat, a bumble bee nibbling a cherry, a grasshopper on the wheat stalks, sweet pea pods entwined around the cherry branch, Autumn similarly applied with grape vines, a bird perched on a branch nibbling a bunch of grapes, a putto drinking from a goblet at the other side; both painted on the back with scattered beetles, ladybugs and other insects
13.1/8in. (33.3cm.) high (2)