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 a pine-cone–shaped handle. Bipartite handle with plastic rocaille, mounted with volutes; zoomorphic spout with relief acanthus motifs and a wide-open spout-head. On both sides of the body are cartouche frames featuring purple draperies suspended from small bouquets of flowers and dry rocailles; brick-red draperies on the axis of symmetry. 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 lid, and a small branch with a blue flower on the belly above the spout. Spout, handle, and edges of lid and spout 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_132

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 13.4in x 20.0in / 4030 x 6000 (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 wide-open spout-head sides body cartouche frames featuring purple draperies suspended small bouquets flowers dry rocailles brick-red draperies axis symmetry 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 edges gilded Paint chip near bouquet cartouche Dimensions height 10.5 cm width 19 cm depth 9.5 cm white porcelain object viewed rounded body protruding handle decorated gold-painted accents circular rim small painted floral motifs green purple pink gold cord tied neutral gray background.