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Vase with lid, Fayence-Manufaktur Muenden faience factory; 1732–1854 Hannoversch-Münden, architecture, Méyet, Leopold 1850–1912; birds, plant motifs. Baluster vase with a short, slightly flared neck, pear-shaped belly, on a conical foot, with a domed lid terminating in a conical handle. Around the lid, neck, and foot is a pattern of triple semicircles, fir-tree and oval plant motifs and borders. On the front, in a circular cartouche, an architectural view with two towers and three houses with gable roofs. The cartouche is topped with a plant palmette with a circular motif at the bottom and richly ornamented on both sides with a scale mosaic, Chinese latticework, double volutes, and two birds at the top. Branches with flowers–fruits or oak leaves radiate horizontally from the cartouche. On the back are small stars and a bipartite shoot motif. 3rd quarter of the 18th century, Germany; Hannoversch-Münden. Vessel; height 41.8 cm, width 21.0 cm., A ceramic jar and its lid sit against a plain gray background, both painted in white with blue decorative motifs. The jar has a bulbous body tapering to a narrower foot and a short neck, decorated with a central circular scene surrounded by floral and foliate patterns, scalloped and leafy bands, and repeating ornamental borders in blue on the white surface. The lid, placed nearby, is domed with a conical finial striped in blue and white and echoes the jar’s blue floral and banded decorations. The overall visible colors are white, blue, and gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A15_385

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.7Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vase lid Fayence-Manufaktur Muenden faience factory 1732–1854 Hannoversch-Münden architecture Méyet Leopold 1850–1912 birds plant motifs Baluster vase short slightly flared neck pear-shaped belly conical foot domed terminating conical handle foot pattern triple semicircles fir-tree oval plant motifs borders front circular cartouche architectural view two towers three houses gable roofs cartouche topped plant palmette circular motif bottom richly ornamented sides scale mosaic Chinese latticework double volutes two birds top Branches flowers–fruits oak leaves radiate horizontally back small stars bipartite shoot motif 3rd quarter 18th century Germany Hannoversch-Münden Vessel height 41.8 cm width 21.0 cm ceramic jar lid sit plain gray background painted white blue decorative motifs jar bulbous body tapering narrower foot short neck decorated central circular scene surrounded floral foliate patterns scalloped leafy bands repeating ornamental borders blue white surface placed nearby conical finial striped echoes jar’s blue floral banded decorations visible colors gray.