A MEISSEN CHINOISERIE TEABOWL AND SAUCER
CIRCA 1723-24, DREHER'S // MARKS TO FOOTRIMS OF BOTH
One side of the teabowl painted with Oriental figures on a terrace before boats on an estuary, the other with European merchants and barrels in a similar setting, the saucer with Oriental figures taking tea before an estuary with a ship moored nearby and mountains in the distance, within gilt quatrefoil cartouches issuing scrolls enclosing Böttger-lustre panels and iron-red scrolls, the teabowl interior with a spray of indianische Blumen within a double concentric red-line circle cartouche below a gilt scroll and flowerhead border, gilt rims (slight wear to lustre and gilding)
A MEISSEN CHINOISERIE TEABOWL AND SAUCER
CIRCA 1723-24, DREHER'S // MARKS TO FOOTRIMS OF BOTH
One side of the teabowl painted with Oriental figures on a terrace before boats on an estuary, the other with European merchants and barrels in a similar setting, the saucer with Oriental figures taking tea before an estuary with a ship moored nearby and mountains in the distance, within gilt quatrefoil cartouches issuing scrolls enclosing Böttger-lustre panels and iron-red scrolls, the teabowl interior with a spray of indianische Blumen within a double concentric red-line circle cartouche below a gilt scroll and flowerhead border, gilt rims (slight wear to lustre and gilding)
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