A SET OF THIRTY-FOUR MEISSEN PORCELAIN GREEN 'MOSAIK' PIERCED DESSERT PLATES
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A SET OF THIRTY-FOUR MEISSEN PORCELAIN GREEN 'MOSAIK' PIERCED DESSERT PLATES

CIRCA 1765-74, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND DOT MARKS AND PRESSNUMMERN

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A SET OF THIRTY-FOUR MEISSEN PORCELAIN GREEN 'MOSAIK' PIERCED DESSERT PLATES
CIRCA 1765-74, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND DOT MARKS AND PRESSNUMMERN
Of slightly variant size, each plate painted to the center with children in landscapes, within mosaic scrolled borders and turquoise and gilt pierced rims; together with a slightly larger serving dish from the same service
12 7/8 in. (30 cm.) wide, the slightly larger serving dish
Provenance
Brigadier General Cooper (15 plates).
Acquired from J. Rochelle-Thomas, September 1949 (15 plates).
Major F. Swaine, London (6 plates).
Acquired from Victor Thomas, London, June 1952 (6 plates).
Lucy Truman Aldrich, Providence, Rhode Island (12 plates).
The Estate of Lucy T. Aldrich, acquired September 1955 (12 plates).
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, no. 167, p. 155.
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