Caption

Teapot with lid, Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen (1710–1763); ca. 1750. Porcelain teapot with spherical belly tapering toward the base and flattened at the top; recessed flat lid with pine-cone–shaped handle. Bipartite handle with applied rocaille mounts fastened to the belly with volutes; zoomorphic spout with relief acanthus motifs and a spout-head with wide open mouth. Both sides of the body bear cartouche frames with purple draperies suspended by small bouquets of flowers and dry rocailles, topped and bottomed on the symmetry axis by brick-red draperies hung from plant branches. Within the cartouches are purple camaieu 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-style flowers and two insects on the lid; a small branch with a blue flower on the belly above the spout. Spout, handle, and edges of the lid 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_130

License type

Rights managed

Available size

72.6Mb (2.6Mb) / 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 applied rocaille mounts fastened belly volutes zoomorphic spout relief acanthus motifs spout-head wide open mouth sides body bear cartouche frames purple draperies suspended small bouquets flowers dry rocailles topped bottomed symmetry axis brick-red draperies hung plant branches Within cartouches purple camaieu 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-style flowers two insects small branch blue flower Spout edges gilded Paint chip near bouquet cartouche Dimensions height 10.5 cm width 19 cm depth 9.5 cm white porcelain vessel rounded body short neck topped small spout adorned gold trim featuring delicate painted floral motifs ribbon- purple accents additional decorative gold detailing neck visible colors white gold purple green pink orange gray background.