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One of my favourite subjects on Meissen porcelain- Miners looking for gold. One miner has the monogram AR on his hat, a reference to his master Augustus ‘the Strong’- Augustus Rex. Tea canister, c. 1750.
A VERY RARE MEISSEN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE-GROUND BEAKER AND SAUCER, CIRCA 1722-23.
£ 30,000 - 50,000 estimate
Fine European Ceramics Including the Heinrich Rothberger Collection
3 Dec 2020
The blue ground background is hardly ever seen in #Meissen porcelain.
One of the most spectacular #Meissen snuff boxes you will ever see- Tabatiere Meissen 1730, green powdered background, polychrome painting," Kauffahrtei" (harbour scenes),scenes on the lid, base and sides, Venus model inside, designed by Joachim Kändler
Three items of Meissen porcelain from a tea service with merchant navy scenes in iron red
All items finely painted with detailed harbour scenes within opulent gold and purple lustre cartouches, the saucer with a rare nocturnal landscape with a camp fire in the foreground.
A very rare Meissen porcelain pipe, c. 1735. Coat of arms of Clemens August von Bayern (1700-1761). He was renowned to this day for his patronage of the arts, his elegant court, & his magnificent castles, such as Augustusburg & Falkenlust in Brühl, & Clemenswerth near Osnabrück.
I have ordered some ‘design your own’ face masks including these two which are based on two of my #Meissen saucers!
inlays, plates in a shape of rectangular, heart, triangles, rosettes and dots, engraved with a Christ on the cross, some characters, swans and flowers. Bone grip, engraved with a king on horseback, Meissen coat-of-arms and with crossed hammers.
A MEISSEN HAUSMALER BEAKER AND SAUCER, MID 18TH CENTURY
Painted in the workshop of F.F. Meyer of Pressnitz, the beaker with 2 pairs of elegant figures in a continuous landscape, the saucer with a similar scene, elaborate gilt foliate scrollwork borders to the rims, crossed swords
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Katzen wurden auch vorgeschlagen, aber die liegen immer auf den Tastaturen, schmeissen die Tassen runter und beantworten Abgeordnetenanfragen per Email zwar schneller aber immer nur mit „Miau“.
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A magnificent PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED #MEISSEN OIL AND VINEGAR EWERS AND COVERS, CIRCA 1735-40
Each painted with a continuous landscape scene depicting figures and buildings by a river, the rims with borders of gilt trellis panels filled with Böttger lustre. Ex Bonhams.
A RARE MEISSEN EWER AND OCTAGONAL BASIN, CIRCA 1745
Each finely painted with a landscape scene of polychrome Watteauesque figures against a grey monochrome park setting, depicting on the basin Harlequin behind a monument, a seated lady and child, a gentleman and two ladies.
#Meissen saucer (12.5cm), hand painted with #Watteauesque scenes with an #obelisk or steep #pyramid in the background. Sprays of flowers on the back with #crossedswords and gilders number.
F is for Furloughed, so tweets from this account will be suspended until further notice. This figure is of a Spinstress or spinner, Meissen, c. 1750@ @V_and_A; and Industry and Idleness, Hogarth, 1747, @metmuseum
Are you a fan of #puce, #Meissen porcelain, and the painter #Watteau? Then feast your eyes on these! All 1730-1760. @V_and_A @britishmuseum @Unefleurunjour @Prints_on_Pots @The_FPSLondon
MEISSEN SLOP-BOWL
CIRCA 1728, ENAMELLED BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, GILDER'S 73.
The #frontispiece to ‘ Le Secret de la Societe des Mopses’ and a poorly painted painted #pug in the ceiling of Lady Burlington’s Garden Room at #ChiswickHouse. This room led to her #China Room and her #Meissen treasures. The word #Mops is German for #Pug.