Caption

Teapot, Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen c. 1730, 1710–1763, Meissen, Saxony. Teapot, slender, tall, chalice-shaped, without handles, height 7.1 cm, dia. 6.3 cm. Gilded with lace in red and yellow with metallic-violet fields Perlmutterluester. Features a miniature in a Rococo cartouche depicting a riverside landscape; back surface decorated with birds and insects. Maker: Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen., A white porcelain cup with a flared rim and a gold interior edge, decorated with ornate scrolling borders in red and gold and a painted landscape scene on the front; the landscape shows a tree with green foliage, a river or body of blue water, a wooden bridge or fence, grassy banks in shades of green and brown, and a pale sky with soft blue and gray tones; the cup also has gold accents at the base and subtle purple decorative panels along the sides, all set against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_124

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.9Mb (889.7Kb) / 17.9in x 16.9in / 5361 x 5082 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teapot Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique Meissen c 1730 1710–1763 Meissen Saxony slender tall chalice-shaped handles height 7.1 cm dia 6.3 cm Gilded lace red yellow metallic-violet fields Perlmutterluester Features miniature Rococo cartouche depicting riverside landscape back surface decorated birds insects Maker white porcelain cup flared rim gold interior edge decorated ornate scrolling borders gold painted landscape scene front landscape tree green foliage river body blue water wooden bridge fence grassy banks shades green brown pale sky soft blue gray tones cup also gold accents base subtle purple decorative panels sides set neutral gray background.