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Vase with lid, Fayence-Manufaktur Muenden faience factory; 1732–1854, Hannoversch Münden; maker: Méyet, Leopold 1850–1912. Baluster vase with a short, slightly flared neck, pear-shaped belly, on a conical foot, with a domed lid terminating in a conical handle. Around the lid, neck, and foot is a pattern of triple semicircles, fir-tree and oval plant motifs and borders. On the front, in a circular cartouche, an architectural view with two towers and three houses with gable roofs; the cartouche is topped with a plant palmette with a circular motif at the bottom and richly ornamented on both sides with a scale mosaic, Chinese latticework, double volutes, and two birds at the top. Branches with flower-fruits or oak leaves radiate horizontally from the cartouche. On the back are small stars and a bipartite shoot motif. Birds and plant motifs. 3rd quarter of the 18th century, Germany; Hannoversch Münden. Vessel. Height 41.8 cm; width 21.0 cm., A lidded ceramic jar with a rounded body and a finialed lid, painted in blue on a white background; the jar features floral and foliate motifs and decorative bands, with a repeated leaf-like pattern on the neck and base, star-like dots scattered on the body, and a stylized plant motif on the lower section; the lid has concentric decorative bands and a striped finial; the predominant colors visible are white and blue, with a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_383

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Keywords

Vase lid Fayence-Manufaktur Muenden faience factory 1732–1854 Hannoversch Münden maker Méyet Leopold 1850–1912 Baluster vase short slightly flared neck pear-shaped belly conical foot domed terminating conical handle foot pattern triple semicircles fir-tree oval plant motifs borders front circular cartouche architectural view two towers three houses gable roofs cartouche topped plant palmette circular motif bottom richly ornamented sides scale mosaic Chinese latticework double volutes two birds top Branches flower-fruits oak leaves radiate horizontally back small stars bipartite shoot motif Birds plant motifs 3rd quarter 18th century Germany Vessel Height 41.8 cm width 21.0 cm lidded ceramic jar rounded body finialed lid painted blue white background jar features floral foliate motifs decorative bands repeated leaf- base star- dots scattered body stylized plant motif lower section concentric decorative bands striped finial predominant colors visible white neutral gray background.