A small Meissen porcelain tureen made for Frederick II. - image-1

Lot 39 Dα

A small Meissen porcelain tureen made for Frederick II.

Auction 1047 - overview Cologne
02.05.2015, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
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A small Meissen porcelain tureen made for Frederick II.

Of oval form standing on a matching platter. With rocaille and vegetable form handles, the finial formed as a putto with a cornucopia, Dulong relief and floral and fruit decor. The tureen and platter each with blue crossed swords mark, the platter with impressed H. H tureen 17.5 cm; L platter 36.5 cm.
1760.

Frederick II ordered a "table service with Dulong decor, naturalistic fruit and gilt lace edging" from Meissen in the early part of 1760.

Literature

An extensive assorted lot containing a cloche from this service from the SPSG collection illus. in: Wittwer, Keramos 208/2010, illus. 31. and 47.