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Tea bowl and saucer
Tea bowl and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, tea bowl standing on a foot rim, flared sides, everted lip; decorated with relief vine branches with fruit, painted gilt, gilt border to foot rim, ornamental gilt border to inner and outer lip. Saucer standing on a foot rim, spreading sides, everted lip; centre decorated in gilt with two chinoserie figures, one seated before a table, the other standing carrying a tea tray, bird in sky, two trees either side, standing on a platform with a gilt scroll bracket, ornamental gilt border to lip, underside decorated with relief vine branches and fruit painted in gilt.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 33234
Creation/Production
Meissen
Seuter workshop
Date: 1720 ca. –
Acquisition
Gift, 1/2/1918
Given by W.S de Winton
Measurements
Height
(cm): 5.2
diam
(cm): 7.6
Height
(in): 2
diam
(in): 3
Height
(cm): 2.9
diam
(cm): 11.2
Height
(in): 1
diam
(in): 4
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
modelled
forming
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
hard-paste porcelain
Location
In store
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