Caption

Lion's paw cream pot with miniatures, Meissen porcelain factory, ca. 1730. Porcelain whipped-cream pot with squat belly and wide collar; volute, segmental handle gilded along the spine; on three legs shaped as lion’s paws. Body decorated with three oval/quadrangular reserves surrounded by a gilded frame with ovals of colorful Chinese latticework and purple-brick-red leaf motifs and Regency volutes—each reserve with colorful landscape miniatures by the water with staffage: 1 a barrel-wheeler and four men at the quay; 2 two men with cargo at the shore and a woman and three men standing nearby; 3 four men waiting with luggage and sailing boats at the shore. Between the miniatures, two brick-purple Regency compositions with gilding; lion’s paws and outer edge of the collar gilded. Saxony, Meissen, Germany., A white porcelain cup with a curved handle and three small clawed feet, decorated with gold trim and gold accents on the handle and feet, features an ornate framed scene painted on its side with a palette including blue, green, brown, purple, red, and pink; the scene shows a riverside with trees, figures, and a cloudy sky, and the surrounding decorative motifs include scrolling patterns and floral-like elements in gold, purple, and red against the white surface, all set on a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_391

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Keywords

Lion's paw cream pot miniatures Meissen porcelain factory ca 1730 Porcelain whipped-cream pot squat belly wide collar volute segmental handle gilded spine three legs shaped lion’s paws Body decorated three oval quadrangular reserves surrounded gilded frame ovals colorful Chinese latticework purple-brick-red leaf motifs Regency volutes reserve colorful landscape miniatures water staffage 1 barrel-wheeler four men quay 2 two men cargo shore woman three men standing nearby 3 four men waiting luggage sailing boats two brick-purple Regency compositions gilding outer edge collar gilded Saxony Meissen Germany white porcelain cup curved handle three small clawed feet decorated gold trim gold accents handle features ornate framed scene painted side palette blue green brown purple red pink scene riverside trees figures cloudy sky surrounding decorative motifs include scrolling patterns floral- elements gold white surface set neutral gray background.