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Tea bowl and saucer

Meissen

Tea bowl and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, tea bowl standing on a foot rim, flared body and everted lip; decorated in polycrome enamel and gilt with two chinoiseries, one of a chinoiserie figure seated before a table holding a bowl, flowers to left, the other of a chinoiserie figure crouching before an covered vase, spray of flowers to left, both surrounded by gilt and purple lustre, shaped cartouches with iron-red and pink scrolling, spray of flowers to bottom, ornamental gilt border to inner lip. The saucer standing on a foot rim, spreading body and everted lip, decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt with a figure standing before a table playing with two ferret-like animals, bird and insects above, plant to left, surrounded in a gilt and purple lustre, shaped cartouche with iron-red and pink scrolling, ornamental gilt border to lip, three iron-red concentric lines to underside.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 33286

Creation/Production

Meissen

Acquisition

Gift, 1/2/1918

Measurements

Height (cm): 4.3
diam (cm): 7.4
Height (in): 1
diam (in): 2
Height (cm): 2.2
diam (cm): 12.3
Height (in): 7
diam (in): 4

Techniques

Wheel-thrown
Forming
Applied Art
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Painted
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Lustred
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Hard-paste porcelain

Location

In store

Categories

Cerameg | Ceramics Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art
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