Lot Essay
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CIRCA 1735-1740, MARKED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS
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A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN POLYCHROME KAKIEMON-STYLE GELBER LöWE DISHES
CIRCA 1735-1740, MARKED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS
DECORATED WITH A STRIPED YELLOW LION WINDING ITSELF AROUND A BLUE BAMBOO POLE, ALSO SCATTERED ALLOVER WITH INDIANISCHE BLUMEN, THE BORDER WITH ALTBRANDENSTEIN MOTIFS IN SLIGHT RELIEF AND WITH TINY BIRDS PERCHED IN BRANCHES AND INSECTS, THE EDGE GILT
24CM. (9 1/2IN.) DIAM. (2)
CIRCA 1735-1740, MARKED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS
DECORATED WITH A STRIPED YELLOW LION WINDING ITSELF AROUND A BLUE BAMBOO POLE, ALSO SCATTERED ALLOVER WITH INDIANISCHE BLUMEN, THE BORDER WITH ALTBRANDENSTEIN MOTIFS IN SLIGHT RELIEF AND WITH TINY BIRDS PERCHED IN BRANCHES AND INSECTS, THE EDGE GILT
24CM. (9 1/2IN.) DIAM. (2)
Provenance
FROM THE DOWRY OF PRINCESS MARIA ANNA OF SAXONY, GRANDDAUGHTER OF AUGUSTUS THE STRONG, KING ELECTOR OF SAXONY AND KING OF POLAND, WHEN SHE MARRIED THE KING ELECTOR MAXIMILLIAN III OF BAVARIA IN 1747.
THE REST OF THE SERVICE IS IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM. THE FATHER OF THE OWNER EXCHANGED THESE PLATES FOR ANOTHER OBJECT
THE REST OF THE SERVICE IS IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM. THE FATHER OF THE OWNER EXCHANGED THESE PLATES FOR ANOTHER OBJECT
Literature
M. SHONO, JAPANISCHES ARITAPORZELLAN ALS VORBILD FR DIE MEISSENER PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR, PP. 17, 21, ILL. 24