Caption

Sugar bowl with a lid and a branch handle. Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen (1710–1763), manufacturer. Porcelain sugar bowl, cylindrical, rounded at the base, with a slightly arched lid. Lid handle is a modeled, polychrome branch with four flowers and leaves at the ends of side shoots: three forget-me-nots, two brick-red flowers, and one yellow. On the sides of the body are two cartouche frames and one on the cover, each formed by purple draperies suspended from small flower bouquets and dry rocailles, topped and bottomed on the symmetry axis with brick-red draperies suspended on plant branches. Within the cartouches are landscape miniatures with architecture and staffage painted in purple camaieu: (1) fragment of a hill with trees, two figures, and a building in a valley; (2) two buildings among bushes; cover: (3) a plateau with a house and a hill in the distance at right. Between the cartouches on the body are two colorful ornamental-floral motifs; on the lid are two woodcut flowers and three insects. Plastic decoration and floral decorations; miniatures with architecture in a landscape and staffage. Rim of the sugar bowl and lid gilded. Circa 1750, Meissen. Vessel. Height 12 cm, width 12 cm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A41_140

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Rights managed

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69.8Mb (3.0Mb) / 17.5in x 15.5in / 5239 x 4656 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sugar bowl lid branch handle Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique Meissen 1710–1763 manufacturer Porcelain sugar bowl cylindrical rounded base slightly arched Lid handle modeled polychrome branch four flowers leaves ends side shoots three forget-me-nots two brick-red flowers yellow sides body two cartouche frames cover formed purple draperies suspended small flower bouquets dry rocailles topped bottomed symmetry axis brick-red draperies suspended plant branches Within cartouches landscape miniatures architecture staffage painted purple camaieu 1 fragment hill trees two figures building valley 2 two buildings bushes 3 plateau house distance right two colorful ornamental-floral motifs two woodcut flowers three insects Plastic decoration floral decorations miniatures landscape staffage Rim sugar bowl lid gilded Circa 1750 Vessel Height 12 cm width 12 cm white porcelain covered box rounded shape glossy surface decorated painted ornamental swags floral bouquets colors purple orange green blue gold sculpted handle formed curved stem topped several three-dimensional flowers white painted flowers gold band encircles rim object sits neutral gray background faint reflection .