Caption

Teapot with lid, Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen (1710–1763); ca. 1750. Porcelain teapot with a spherical belly tapering toward the base and flattened at the top; recessed flat lid with a pine-cone–shaped handle. Bipartite handle with plastic rocaille, mounted with volutes; zoomorphic spout with relief acanthus motifs and a spout-head with a wide open mouth. Both sides of the body bear cartouche frames featuring two purple draperies suspended from the sides by small bouquets of flowers and dry rocailles, topped along the axis of symmetry with brick-red draperies suspended by plant branches. Within the cartouches are purple camaïeu miniature landscapes with architecture: (1) a building with a defensive wall; (2) half-timbered buildings with a tower and a three-span bridge. Small colorful ornamental plant motifs under the handle and spout, two woodcut flowers and two insects on the top of the lid, and a small branch with a blue flower on the belly above the spout. Spout, handle, lid edges and spout rim are gilded. Paint chip near the bouquet of one cartouche. Dimensions: height 10.5 cm, width 19 cm, depth 9.5 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A41_129

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72.6Mb (3.0Mb) / 20.0in x 14.1in / 6000 x 4228 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teapot lid Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique Meissen 1710–1763 ca 1750 Porcelain teapot spherical belly tapering base flattened top recessed flat lid pine-cone–shaped handle Bipartite handle plastic rocaille mounted volutes zoomorphic spout relief acanthus motifs spout-head wide open mouth sides body bear cartouche frames featuring two purple draperies suspended small bouquets flowers dry rocailles topped axis symmetry brick-red draperies suspended plant branches Within cartouches purple camaïeu miniature landscapes architecture 1 building defensive wall 2 half-timbered buildings tower three-span bridge Small colorful ornamental plant motifs under handle spout two woodcut flowers two insects small branch blue flower belly Spout lid edges spout rim gilded Paint chip near bouquet cartouche Dimensions height 10.5 cm width 19 cm depth 9.5 cm white porcelain teapot ornate handle spout sits gray background teapot decorated painted floral garlands draped purple ribbons gilded accents lid finial rim painted scenic vignette purple tones side surrounded ornamental scrollwork green red pink orange.