Two Meissen porcelain dinner plates made for Frederick II. - image-1

Lot 1052 Dα

Two Meissen porcelain dinner plates made for Frederick II.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 1.000 €
Result: 1.736 € (incl. premium)

Two Meissen porcelain dinner plates made for Frederick II.

Two Meissen porcelain dinner plates made for Frederick II. Decorated with Marseille mouldings, birds of paradise, "deutsche blumen", fruit, nuts and vegetables. Blue crossed swords mark, pressnummers 22 and 56. Diameter 24 cm.
Ca. 1760.

Literature

In his article "Friedrich der Große und das Meißener Porzellan" (Keramos 208 / 2010) Wittwer mentions a "Taffel-Service mit erhabenen Bluhmen crodesko Schildern, in selbe indianische Vögel, Bluhmen und Früchte, golden Rand gemahlt.", which Frederick II ordered from Meissen in early 1760.