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Urn, coffee
Coffee urn, hard-paste porcelain, standing on three legs with scroll feet and shell mouldings, globular shaped body, thin neck moulded with alt ozier basket weave pattern, everted rim, two scroll handles with moulded thumb-pieces, metal spout from centre, bottom half of body; decorated in polychrome enamels with `deutsche Blumen', eitherside with a bouquets of flowers, one with a pink rose and a daffodil, the front side with white, purple and blue flowers and a pink rose, a large sprig under one of the handles, three sprigs to neck, one lily of the valley and numerous scattered sprigs, gilt border around neck, gilt highlighting to legs and handles.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33437
Creation/Production
Meissen
Date: 1745-1755
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 27.9
Length
(cm): 19.2
Width
(cm): 22
Height
(in): 11
Length
(in): 7
Width
(in): 8
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
moulded
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
metal
Location
In store
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