A rare octagonal Meissen porcelain basin with Oriental flowers - image-1

Lot 1350 Dα

A rare octagonal Meissen porcelain basin with Oriental flowers

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 10:00 - Decorative Arts - Silver, Porcelain, Faience
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
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A rare octagonal Meissen porcelain basin with Oriental flowers

Painted with an artfully arranged bouquet of peonies and chrysanthemums, the upper rim with a border of alternating Chinoierie motifs. Blue crossed swords mark. Restored breakage to the inner left segments, the right of the basal ring restored, a minor chip to the back edge, wear to the glaze. H 6.8, W 27.7, D 23.3 cm.
Around 1725 - 30.

Provenance

Private collection, Westphalia.

Literature

A very similarly decorated basin in cat. Aron Andersson Collection European XVIIIth century porcelain, Stockholm 1984, no. 18.
A further example in Pietsch, Early Meissen Porcelain. The Wark Collection, London 2011, cat. no. 182, with a "contour" style Chinoiserie.